Philippians 3:6

Conservative English Version

And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites; they were descendants of the Amorites. The people of Israel had promised not to kill them, but Saul had tried to kill them because he wanted Israel and Judah to control all the land. David had the Gibeonites come, and he talked with them.

2 Kings 10:16

and said, "Come with me and see how faithful I am to the LORD." They rode together in Jehu's chariot

Ecclesiastes 7:16

So don't destroy yourself by being too good or acting too smart!

Leviticus 13:16

However, if the sores heal and only white spots remain, the priest will say, "You are now clean."

Matthew 23:25

You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You wash the outside of your cups and dishes, while inside there is nothing but greed and selfishness.

Matthew 5:20

You must obey God's commands better than the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law obey them. If you don't, I promise you that you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:6

Both of them were good people and pleased the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded.

Acts 21:20

Everyone who heard this praised God and said to Paul: My friend, you can see how many tens of thousands of the Jewish people have become followers! And all of them are eager to obey the Law of Moses.

Acts 22:5

The high priest and all the council members can tell you that this is true. They even gave me letters to the Jewish leaders in Damascus, so that I could arrest people there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

Acts 26:5

(SEE 26:4)

Acts 8:3

Saul started making a lot of trouble for the church. He went from house to house, arresting men and women and putting them in jail.

Romans 7:9

Before I knew about the Law, I was alive. But as soon as I heard that command, sin came to life,

1 Corinthians 10:32

Don't cause problems for Jews or Greeks or anyone else who belongs to God's church.

1 Corinthians 15:9

I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

Philippians 3:9

and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ.

1 Timothy 1:13

I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But he had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him.

Judges 6:30

The men of the town went to Joash and said, "Your son Gideon knocked over Baal's altar and cut down the sacred pole next to it. Hand him over, so we can kill him!"