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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In zeal, a persecutor of the church, in righteousness of The Written Law I was without indictment. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible According to zeal, persecuting the church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame. 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. Literal Standard Version According to zeal—persecuting the Assembly! According to righteousness that is in law—becoming blameless! Majority Standard Bible as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. New American Bible in zeal I persecuted the church, in righteousness based on the law I was blameless. NET Bible In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless. New Revised Standard Version as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, 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. Young's Literal Translation according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! 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 Ecclesiastes 7:16 Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Luke 1:6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. 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. 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 am just as zealous for God as any of you here today. Acts 22:4 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, Acts 22:5 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 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 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. (6) Concerning zeal, persecuting the church.--The word "zeal" (as in Acts 22:3) is probably used almost technically to describe his adhesion to the principles of the "Zealots," who, following the example of Phinehas, were for "executing judgment" at once on all heathens as traitors, ready alike to slay or to be slain for the Law. He shows how in this he departed from the teaching of Gamaliel, when he was "exceedingly mad against" the Christians, and "persecuted them even unto strange cities." 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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