the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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THE MESSAGE
Philippians 3:6
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regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
Concerning zeale, persecuting the Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, blamelesse.
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
I was so enthusiastic I tried to hurt the church. No one could find fault with the way I obeyed the law of Moses.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, faultless.
And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;
I was so eager to defend my religion that I persecuted the church. And no one could find fault with the way I obeyed the Law of Moses.
Concerning zeale, I persecuted ye Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was vnrebukeable.
And because, concerning zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; and according to the standards of righteousness of the law, I was blameless.
and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.
according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
according to zeal, persecuting the assembly; according to righteousness in Law, being blameless.
as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
As far as zeal is concerned, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as the righteousness that is in the law is concerned, I was perfect.Luke 1:6; Acts 8:3; 9:1; 22:3; Romans 10:5; Galatians 1:13-14;">[xr]
in zeal, a persecutor of the church; and in the righteousness of the law, without fault have I been.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; and as to the righteousness of the law, I was without fault.
Concernyng feruentnesse, persecutyng the Churche: touchyng ye righteousnesse which is in ye lawe, I was blamelesse.
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.
bi loue pursuynge the chirche of God, bi riytwisnesse that is in the lawe lyuynge with out playnt.
as concerning zeal, persecuting the church; as concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.
In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
I followed my religion with all my heart and did everything I could to make it hard for the church. No one could say anything against the way I obeyed the Law.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
Regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly, regarding the righteousness that is in law, having become blameless.
According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.
as to zeal a persecutor of the church, as to righteousness under the law blameless.
and as concernynge fervetnes I perseuted the congregacion and as touchynge the rightewesnes which is in the lawe I was vnrebukable.
according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
as concernynge feruentnes I persecuted the cogregacion: and as touchinge the righteousnes which is in the lawe, I was vnrebukable.
if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;
I was an ardent defender of the Law. I was a religious bully and hurt a lot of people who didn't do things the way I did them. I justified everything I did because I felt like I was right with God because I followed rules real good.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
zeal: 2 Samuel 21:2, 2 Kings 10:16, Acts 21:20, Romans 10:2, Galatians 1:13, Galatians 1:14
persecuting: Acts 8:3, Acts 9:1-19, Acts 22:3, Acts 22:4, Acts 26:9, Acts 26:10, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 1 Timothy 1:13
touching: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 23:25, Mark 10:20, Mark 10:21, Luke 1:6, Acts 26:5, Romans 7:9, Romans 9:31, Romans 9:32, Romans 10:2-5
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:16 - General Judges 6:30 - Bring Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Be not Song of Solomon 5:7 - they smote Matthew 19:20 - All Luke 15:7 - which Luke 18:11 - as Luke 18:21 - General John 1:24 - were of John 16:2 - the time Acts 13:39 - from which Romans 1:1 - a servant 2 Corinthians 9:1 - touching Galatians 3:21 - righteousness Philippians 3:9 - not
Cross-References
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them. As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master. His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did. He became very fond of Joseph and made him his personal aide. He put him in charge of all his personal affairs, turning everything over to him. From that moment on, God blessed the home of the Egyptian—all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned, at home and in the fields, and all Potiphar had to concern himself with was eating three meals a day. Joseph was a strikingly handsome man. As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn't God looking, observing how I live? Doesn't he mark every step I take?
"And you, son of man: The day I take away the people's refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they've most longed for, along with all their children—on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city. You'll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you'll be an example for them. And they'll recognize that I am God ."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church,.... The Vulgate Latin version adds, "of God", as in Galatians 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, Acts 7:58; he consented unto his death, Acts 8:1; he made havoc of the church at Jerusalem, haling men and women to prison, Acts 8:3; he continued breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of Christ, Acts 9:1; gave his voice against them when put to death, punished them frequently in the synagogues by scourging them, Acts 26:10, and compelled them to blaspheme the name of Christ; was exceeding mad against them, pursued them to strange cities, Acts 26:11, and persecuted the church of God exceedingly, more than anyone single person besides.
Touching the righteousness which is in, the law, blameless. This he mentions last, as including the whole of his righteousness, civil, ceremonial, and moral; and which he fancied was so perfect, that whatever righteousness was in the law, or required by it, he had it, and to such a degree, that he was blameless before God and men; that he was justified by it in the sight of God, and could not justly be found fault with by any, or be charged with any defect in his obedience, either to the moral or ceremonial law; which must arise from great ignorance of the righteousness of God, and the strictness of his justice, and of the law of God, and the purity, spirituality, and extent of it, which reaches to the thoughts of the heart, and the first motions of sin; and of himself, the plague of his own heart, of the sin of lust, and of the exceeding sinfulness of sin, in every instance of it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church - Showing the greatness of my zeal for the religion which I believed to be true, by persecuting those whom I considered to be in dangerous error. Zeal was supposed to be, as it is, an important part of religion; see 2 Kings 10:16; Psalms 69:9; Psalms 119:139; Isaiah 59:17; Romans 10:2. Paul says that he had shown the highest degree of zeal that was possible. He had gone so far in his attachment for the religion of his fathers, as to pursue with purposes of death those who had departed from it, and who had embraced a different form of belief. If any, therefore, could hope for salvation on the ground of extraordinary devotedness to religion, he said that he could.
Touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless - So far as the righteousness which can be obtained by obeying the law is concerned. It is not needful to suppose here that he refers merely to the ceremonial law; but the meaning is, that he did all that could be done to obtain salvation by the mere observance of law. It was supposed by the Jews, and especially by the Pharisees, to which sect he belonged, that it was possible to be saved in that way; and Paul says that he had done all that was supposed to be necessary for that. We are not to imagine that, when he penned this declaration, he meant to be understood as saying that he had wholly complied with the law of God; but that, before his conversion, he supposed that he had done all that was necessary to be done in order to be saved by the observance of law he neglected no duty that he understood it to enjoin. He was not guilty of deliberately violating it.
He led a moral and strictly upright life, and no one had occasion to “blame” or to accuse him as a violator of the law of God. There is every reason to believe that Paul, before his conversion, was a young man of correct deportment, of upright life, of entire integrity; and that he was free from the indulgences of vice and passion, into which young people often fall. In all that he ever says of himself as being “the chief of sinners,” and as being “unworthy to be called an apostle,” he never gives the least intimation that his early life was stained by vice, or corrupted by licentious passions. On the contrary, we are left to the fair presumption that, if any man could be saved by his own works, he was that man. This fact should be allowed to make its proper impression on those who are seeking salvation in the same way; and they should be willing to inquire whether they may not be deceived in the matter, as he was, and whether they are not in as much real danger in depending on their own righteousness, as was this most upright and zealous young man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. Concerning zeal — As to my zeal for Pharisaism, I gave the fullest proof of it by persecuting the Church of Christ; and this is known to all my countrymen.
Touching the righteousness — And as to that plan of justification, which justification the Jews say is to be obtained by an observance of the law, I have done every thing so conscientiously from my youth up, that in this respect I am blameless; and may, with more confidence than most of them; expect that justification which the law appears to promise.
