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Philippians 3:6

Philippians 3:6

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church,.... The Vulgate Latin version adds, "of God", as in Ga 1:13. The apostle was very zealous of the traditions of the elders, and for the law of God, and towards God also; though his zeal was not according to knowledge, but blind, ignorant, and furious; which pushed him on to persecute the followers of Christ, and the church of Christ at Jerusalem more especially, in a very violent and outrageous manner; he held the clothes of those that stoned Stephen, Ac 7:58; he consented unto his death, Ac 8:1; he made havoc of the church at Jerusalem, haling men and women to prison, Ac 8:3; he continued breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of Christ, Ac 9:1; gave his voice against them when put to death, punished them frequently in the synagogues by scourging them, Ac 26:10, and compelled them to blaspheme the name of Christ; was exceeding mad against them, pursued them to strange cities, Ac 26:11, and persecuted the church of God exceedingly, more than anyone single person besides.

Touching the righteousness which is in, the law, blameless.

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