as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict confor
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdo
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the str
When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have bel
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righte
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was s
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high prie