Philippians 3:5

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Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

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  • 2 Cor 11:22 : 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
  • Rom 11:1 : 1 So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
  • Acts 23:6 : 6 Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.'
  • Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
  • Gen 17:12 : 12 Every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, both those born in your household and those bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant.
  • Gen 40:15 : 15 For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.
  • Gen 41:12 : 12 'And there with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each of us the meaning of his dream.'
  • 1 Sam 4:6 : 6 The Philistines heard the sound of the shouting and said, 'What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?' They realized that the Ark of the Lord had come into the camp.
  • Jonah 1:9 : 9 And he answered, "I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
  • Luke 1:59 : 59 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.
  • Luke 2:21 : 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.
  • John 7:21-24 : 21 Jesus answered them, 'I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Because of this, Moses gave you circumcision (not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? 24 Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
  • Acts 6:1 : 1 During these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there was a complaint by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
  • Gen 14:13 : 13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.
  • Acts 26:4-5 : 4 The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews. 5 They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.

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  • Phil 3:6-7
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    6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

    7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ.

  • Acts 22:2-4
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    2When they heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet, and he said:

    3I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

    4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

  • Phil 3:3-4
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    3For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.

    4Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

  • Gal 1:13-16
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    13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

    14I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

    15But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

    16to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

  • Acts 26:4-5
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    4The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews.

    5They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

  • Phil 3:9
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    9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

  • Rom 11:1
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    1So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

  • Acts 23:6
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    6Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.'

  • 1 Cor 9:20-21
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    20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law.

    21To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

  • Rom 2:25-29
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    25Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

    26So, if those who are uncircumcised keep the righteous requirements of the law, will their uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision?

    27The one who is not physically circumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

    28For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.

    29But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.

  • Acts 15:5
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    5But some believers from the sect of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."

  • Gal 2:15-16
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    15We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

    16yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we also have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

  • Gal 5:3
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    3Again I declare to every man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

  • Rom 9:3-4
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    3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own people according to the flesh.

    4They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.

  • Acts 16:3
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    3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.

  • Rom 2:17-18
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    17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast in God,

    18and know His will and approve things that are excellent, being instructed from the law,

  • Acts 13:39
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    39Through Him, everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

  • Acts 24:14
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    14But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.

  • Acts 26:9-10
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    9Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13For even those who are circumcised do not keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can boast about your flesh.

  • Acts 26:12
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    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
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    9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

  • Gal 1:22-23
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    22I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

    23They only heard the report: 'The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'

  • Acts 9:1
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    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

  • Acts 22:12
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    12A man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

  • Phil 3:12
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    12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

  • Rom 1:3
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    3concerning His Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

  • Gal 3:9
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    9So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.