Romans 7:14-24
We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. . . .

Galatians 1:14-16
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. . . .

Philippians 3:6-8
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the Law, faultless. . . .

1 Timothy 1:13-15
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. . . .