Philippians 3:6 - Tree of Life Version as for zeal, persecuting Messiah’s community; as for Torah righteousness, found blameless. 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. |
So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of Bnei-Yisrael but a remnant of the Amorites; however, Bnei-Yisrael had sworn a covenant with them. Yet Saul had tried to eradicate them in his zeal for Bnei-Yisrael and Judah.)
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for Adonai.” So he let him ride in his chariot.
Or, if the raw flesh changes and turns white, then he must come to the kohen.
“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and uncontrolled desire.
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven!
Together they were righteous before Adonai, walking without fault in all His commandments and instructions.
And when they heard, they began glorifying God. They said, “You see, brother, how many myriads there are among the Jewish people who have believed—and they are all zealous for the Torah.
as the kohen gadol and all the council of elders can testify about me. I also received letters from them to the brothers, and I went to Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem even those who were there in chains—to be punished.
They have known about me for a long time—if they were willing to testify—that according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.
But Saul was destroying Messiah’s community, entering house after house; and dragging off men and women, he was throwing them into prison.
Once I was alive apart from the Torah; but when the commandment came, sin came to life
Give no offense either to Jewish or Greek people or to God’s community—
For I am the least of the emissaries, unworthy to be called an emissary because I persecuted God’s community.
so that you might be blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world,
and be found in Him not having my righteousness derived from Torah, but one that is through trusting in Messiah—the righteousness from God based on trust.
even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. Yet I was shown mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Then the townspeople said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and even cut down the Asherah pole that was beside it.”