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Philippians 3:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

circumcised the eighth day;  of the nation of Israel,  of the tribe of Benjamin,  a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law,  a Pharisee;

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Are they Hebrews?  So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the descendants of Abraham?  So am I.


I ask, then, has God rejected his people?  Absolutely not!  For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,  from the tribe of Benjamin.


When Paul realised that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees.  I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead! ’


He  continued, ‘I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel  according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.


Throughout your generations, every male among you is to be circumcised  at eight days old #– #every male born in your household or purchased from any foreigner and not your offspring.


When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day,  they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.


In those days, as the disciples  were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.


When the eight days were completed for his circumcision,  he was named Jesus   #– #the name given by the angel before he was conceived.


He answered them, ‘I’m a Hebrew.  I worship  the Lord,  the God of the heavens,  who made the sea  and the dry land.’


The Philistines heard the sound of the war cry and asked, ‘What’s this loud shout in the Hebrews’ camp? ’ When the Philistines discovered that the ark of the Lord had entered the camp,


For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews,  and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.’  ,


One of the survivors came and told Abram the Hebrew,  who lived near the oaks belonging to Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner. They were bound by a treaty with Abram.


Now a young Hebrew, a slave of the captain of the guards, was with us there. We told him our dreams, he interpreted our dreams for us, and each had its own interpretation.


No, new wine is put into fresh wineskins.





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