1 Corinthians 15:9

The Passion Translation

Yes, I am the most insignificant of all the apostles, unworthy even to be called an apostle, because I hunted down believers and persecuted God’s church.

Cross References

Acts 8:3

Then Saul mercilessly persecuted the church of God, going from house to house into the homes of believers to arrest both men and women and drag them off to prison.

1 Corinthians 10:32

And make sure you’re not offending Jews or Greeks or any part of God’s assembly over your personal preferences.

2 Corinthians 11:5

Now, I believe that I am not inferior in any way to these special “super-apostles” you are attracted to.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become foolish to boast like this, but you have forced me to do it, when you should have boasted in me instead. For there is nothing I lack compared to these “super-apostles” of yours, even though I am nothing.

Galatians 1:13

By now you have heard stories of how severely I harassed and persecuted Christians and how systematically I endeavored to destroy God’s church, all because of my radical devotion to the Jewish religion.

Galatians 1:23

The only thing they heard about me was this: “Our former enemy, who once brutally persecuted us, is now preaching the good news of the faith that he tried to destroy!”

Philippians 3:6

And concerning the righteousness of the Torah, no one surpassed me; I was without a peer. Furthermore, as a fiery defender of the truth, I persecuted the messianic believers with religious zeal.