Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless. New Living Translation I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. English Standard Version as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Berean Standard Bible as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. Berean Literal Bible according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness in the Law, having become faultless. King James Bible Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. New King James Version concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. New American Standard Bible as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. NASB 1995 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. NASB 1977 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. Legacy Standard Bible as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. Amplified Bible as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless. Christian Standard Bible regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless. Holman Christian Standard Bible regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless. American Standard Version as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. Contemporary English Version And I was so eager I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God. English Revised Version as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. GOD'S WORD® Translation When it comes to being enthusiastic, I was a persecutor of the church. When it comes to winning God's approval by keeping Jewish laws, I was perfect. Good News Translation and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault. International Standard Version As for my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as righteousness in the Law is concerned, I was blameless. Majority Standard Bible as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. NET Bible In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless. New Heart English Bible concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. Webster's Bible Translation Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to the righteousness which is by the law, blameless. Weymouth New Testament as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless. World English Bible concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAccording to zeal—persecuting the Assembly! According to righteousness that is in law—becoming blameless! Berean Literal Bible according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness in the Law, having become faultless. Young's Literal Translation according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! Smith's Literal Translation For zeal, driving out the church; for justice in the law, not to be found fault with. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAccording to zeal, persecuting the church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame. Catholic Public Domain Version according to zeal, I persecuted the Church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, I lived without blame. New American Bible in zeal I persecuted the church, in righteousness based on the law I was blameless. New Revised Standard Version as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd because, concerning zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; and according to the standards of righteousness of the law, I was blameless. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In zeal, a persecutor of the church, in righteousness of The Written Law I was without indictment. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentas it respects zeal, persecuting the church; as it respects righteousness which is by law, blameless. Godbey New Testament in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless. Haweis New Testament respecting the law, a Pharisee; with regard to zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is by the law, blameless. Mace New Testament if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach; Weymouth New Testament as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless. Worrell New Testament as to zeal, persecuting the assembly: as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Worsley New Testament as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Righteousness through Faith…5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. 7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.… Cross References Acts 8:3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. Galatians 1:13-14 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. / I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. Acts 22:4-5 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, / as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. Acts 26:9-11 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. / And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. / I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them. 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. Romans 10:2 For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge. Galatians 1:23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Acts 9:1-2 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. Acts 26:5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion. Romans 9:31-32 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. Treasury of Scripture Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. zeal. 2 Samuel 21:2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.) 2 Kings 10:16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot. Acts 21:20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: persecuting. Acts 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. Acts 9:1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, Acts 22:3,4 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day… touching. Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Mark 10:20,21 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth… Jump to Previous Assembly Blameless Church Cruel Detail Faultless Found Hate Kept Law Persecuting Persecutor Respect Righteousness Touching ZealJump to Next Assembly Blameless Church Cruel Detail Faultless Found Hate Kept Law Persecuting Persecutor Respect Righteousness Touching ZealPhilippians 3 1. He warns them to beware of the false teachers;4. showing that himself has greater cause than they to trust in the righteousness of the law; 7. which he counts as loss, to gain Christ and his righteousness; 12. acknowledging his own imperfection and pressing on toward the goal; 15. He exhorts them to be thus minded; 17. and to imitate him, 18. and to decline carnal ways. as to zeal The word "zeal" in Greek is "ζῆλος" (zēlos), which conveys a fervent passion or enthusiasm. In the context of Paul's life, this zeal was directed towards his Jewish faith and traditions. Historically, zeal was a highly valued trait among the Pharisees, who were known for their strict adherence to the law and their fervent defense of Jewish customs. Paul's zeal was so intense that it led him to actively persecute the early Christian church, believing he was serving God by doing so. This highlights the sincerity and intensity of his commitment, albeit misguided before his conversion. persecuting the church as to righteousness under the law faultless Touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.--The "righteousness in Law," which our Lord called "the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees" (Matthew 5:20), is the righteousness according to rule, in which a man, like the rich young ruler, might think himself "blameless," and even hope to go beyond it in "counsels of perfection"--not the righteousness according to principle, which can never fulfil or satisfy itself. While St. Paul confined himself to the lower form of righteousness, he could feel himself "blameless;" but when he began to discern this higher righteousness in the Law, then, he felt the terrible condemnation of the Law, on which he dwells so emphatically in Romans 7:7-12. Verse 6. - Concerning zeal, persecuting the Church. He was not only a Pharisee, but an energetic, zealous Pharisee; he carried out the principles of his sect, thinking that he did God service by persecuting those whom he counted as heretics. Touching the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless. As far as "the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees" went, the righteousness which is "in Law," which consists, that is, in the observance of formal rules; or which is "of Law" (ver. 9), which springs, that is, from such observance, St. Paul was found blameless. "Rara sane laus et prope singularis," says Calvin, quoted by Alford; "videamus tureen quanti eam fecerit." (For the whole of this passage, comp. 2 Corinthians 11:21, 22.)Parallel Commentaries ... Greek as toκατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). zeal, ζῆλος (zēlos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2205: From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. 'zeal' (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice). persecuting διώκων (diōkōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church; ἐκκλησίαν (ekklēsian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. as to κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). righteousness δικαιοσύνην (dikaiosynēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification. under ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] Law, νόμῳ (nomō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. faultless. ἄμεμπτος (amemptos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 273: Blameless, free from fault or defect. Irreproachable. Links Philippians 3:6 NIVPhilippians 3:6 NLT Philippians 3:6 ESV Philippians 3:6 NASB Philippians 3:6 KJV Philippians 3:6 BibleApps.com Philippians 3:6 Biblia Paralela Philippians 3:6 Chinese Bible Philippians 3:6 French Bible Philippians 3:6 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Philippians 3:6 Concerning zeal persecuting the assembly (Philipp. Phil. Php.) |
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