Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Bible References

Zeal

2 Samuel 21:2
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).
2 Kings 10:16
He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.
Acts 21:20
And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;
Romans 10:2
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

Persecuting

Acts 8:3
But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.
Acts 9:1
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
Acts 26:9
“So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 Timothy 1:13
even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

General references

Leviticus 13:16
Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
Mark 10:20
And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”
Luke 5:38
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
Luke 18:21
And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”
Acts 8:3
But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.
Philippians 3:7
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.