Philippians 3:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I was circumcised on the eighth day after my birth. I am from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Jew, and so were my parents. The law was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they from Abraham’s family? So am I.

Romans 11:1

So I ask, “Did God force his people to leave him?” Of course not. I myself am an Israelite. I am from the family of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Acts 23:6

Paul knew that some of the men in the council meeting were Sadducees and some were Pharisees. So he shouted, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee and my father was a Pharisee! I am on trial here because I believe that people will rise from death.”

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel, who carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today.

Genesis 17:12

When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy who is a slave of your people must be circumcised.

Luke 1:59

When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father’s name.

Acts 6:1

More and more people were becoming followers of Jesus. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers began to complain against the other Jewish followers. They said that their widows were not getting their share of what the followers received every day.

Luke 2:21

When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised, and he was named Jesus. This name was given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.

Jonah 1:9

Jonah said to them, “I am a Hebrew. I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the land and the sea.”

1 Samuel 4:6

The Philistines heard Israel’s shout and asked, “Why are the people so excited in the Hebrew camp?” Then the Philistines learned that the Lord’s Holy Box had been brought into Israel’s camp.

Genesis 40:15

I was kidnapped and taken from the land of my people, the Hebrews. I have done nothing wrong! I should not be in prison.”

Genesis 14:13

One of the men who had escaped went to Abram the Hebrew and told him what happened. Abram was camped near the trees of Mamre the Amorite. Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner had made an agreement to help each other, and they had also signed an agreement to help Abram.

Genesis 41:12

There was a young Hebrew man in prison with us. He was a servant of the commander of the guards. We told him our dreams, and he explained them to us. He told us the meaning of each dream,

Luke 5:38

You always put new wine into new wineskins.