Philippians 3:6
according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
In Context
7But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;
Cross References
Judges 6:30And the men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which [is] by it.'
2 Kings 10:16and saith, 'Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;' and they cause him to ride in his chariot.
Matthew 23:25'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.
Luke 1:6and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
Acts 9:1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,
Acts 22:3'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 3:5-9
False Confidence Renounced. ( a. d. 62.) 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all… Read the whole commentary →