Bible Cross References
zeal
2 Samuel 21:2
So King David called the Gibeonites, and said to them (now the Gibeonites are not the children of Israel, but [are] of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them; but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah).
2 Kings 10:16
And he said to him, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.
Acts 21:20
And hearing this, they were glorifying the Lord, saying to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are having believed, and they are all zealous for the law;
Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my former conduct at one time in Judaism, that beyond measure I used to persecute the church of God, and I was devastating it.
Galatians 1:14
And I was advancing in Judaism above many my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers.
persecuting
Acts 8:3
But Saul was doing injury to the church, going in from house to house, and dragging away both men and women, and committing them to prison.
Acts 9:1-19
1
Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2
and requested from him letters [of authority] to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he should find any who were of the Way, both men or women, he might bring them, having been bound, to Jerusalem.
3
And as he was going, it came about that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
4
And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
5
And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
6
"But stand up and enter into the city, and it will be spoken to you what you must do."
7
And the men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
8
And Saul arose from the ground, and although his eyes were open, he saw no one; and leading him by the hand, they brought [him] into Damascus.
9
And he was three days not seeing, and neither ate nor drank.
10
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Behold I [am here], Lord."
11
And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.
12
And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, in order that he might see again."
13
But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem;
14
and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name."
15
But the Lord said to him, "Go [your way], for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel.
16
For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake."
17
And Ananias departed and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, the One who appeared to you in the way which you were coming, so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18
And immediately there fell from his eyes [something] like scales, and he saw again; and arising, he was baptized,
19
and when he received food, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples in Damascus three days.
Acts 22:3
"I am indeed a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our forefathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
Acts 22:4
I, who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,
Acts 26:9
Therefore I thought in myself that it was necessary to do many hostile things against the name of Jesus the Nazarene;
Acts 26:10
which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 Timothy 1:13
I, who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I was shown mercy because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,
touching
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and unrighteousness.
Mark 10:20
And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go, sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Acts 26:5
since they have known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Romans 7:9
For I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.
Romans 9:31
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain to the law of righteousness.
Romans 9:32
Why? Because [they did] not [seek it] by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled the stone of stumbling.
Romans 10:2-5
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For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3
For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4
For Christ is the end of [the] law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
5
For Moses writes about the righteousness which [is] of the law, "That the man who does those things shall live by them."