Philippians 3:6 - Easy To Read Version I was so excited \{about my Jewish religion\} that I persecuted {\cf2\super [20]} the church (the believers). No person could find fault with the way I always obeyed the law \{of Moses\}. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and by the Law's standard of righteousness (supposed justice, uprightness, and right standing with God) I was proven to be blameless and no fault was found with me. American Standard Version (1901) as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. Common English Bible With respect to devotion to the faith, I harassed the church. With respect to righteousness under the Law, I’m blameless. Catholic Public Domain Version according to zeal, I persecuted the Church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, I lived without blame. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version According to zeal, persecuting the church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame. |
The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised them {that they would not hurt the Gibeonites}. [120] But Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.)
Jehu said, “Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord.”
“If the raw skin changes and becomes white, then the person must come to the priest.
“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [345]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [346]} You wash clean the outside of your cups and dishes. But inside they are full of things that you got by cheating other people and pleasing yourselves.
I tell you that you must do better than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [62]} If you are not better people, then you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.
When the leaders heard these things, they praised God. Then they said to Paul, “Brother, you can see that thousands of Jews have become believers. But they think it is very important to obey the law of Moses.
The high priest {\cf2\super [437]} and the whole council of older Jewish leaders can tell you that this is true! One time these leaders gave me some letters. The letters were to the Jewish brothers in the city of Damascus. I was going there to arrest the followers of Jesus and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.
These Jews have known me for a long time. If they want to, they can tell you that I was a good Pharisee. {\cf2\super [487]} And the Pharisees obey the laws of the Jewish religion more carefully than any other group of Jewish people.
I was alive without the law before I knew the law. But when the law’s command came to me, then sin began to live.
All the other apostles are greater than I am. This is because I persecuted {\cf2\super [110]} the church of God. That is why I am not even good enough to be called an apostle.
Then you will be innocent and without anything wrong in you. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with evil people all around you who have become very bad. Among those people you shine like lights in the dark world.
It allows me to be in Christ. In Christ I am right with God, and this being right does not come from my following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.
In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did things to hurt him. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did those things when I did not believe.
So the men of the city came to Joash. They said to Joash, “You must bring your son out. He pulled down the altar [64] for Baal. [65] And he cut down the Asherah [66] pole that was by that altar. So your son must die.”