Philippians 3:6

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Albert 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 who...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Php_3:4-9. Privilege and Renunciation. The contrast between Jew and Christian leads Paul to refer to himself in a striking autobiographical passage...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Concerning, touching. App-104. church. App-186. righteousness . App-191. blameless . found blameless, i.e. before men. Compare Acts 24:20 ....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. As to the righteousness which is in the law There can be no doubt he means by this the entire righteousness of the law, for it were too m...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Concerning zeal - As to my zeal for Pharisaism, I...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church;— All that the Apostle can mean here is, that if a zeal for the law were, as the Jews thought it, a ground...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Concerning - `As touching zeal' (cf. Act...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dangers and Hopes of the Present Situation V. Interjected Warnings ( Philippians 3:1-21 ) § 11. Philippians 3:1-6 . Finally (lit. 'For the r...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

[ 7. Words of Warning ( Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3 ). (1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS. ( a ) Warning against confidence “ in the flesh,”...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The comparison with the celebrated passage in 2 Corinthians 11:18-23 is striking, in respect not only of similarity of substance, but of the change...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church. — The word “zeal” (as in Acts 22:3 ) is probably used almost technically to describe his adhesion to the...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH. Philippians 3:1-8 (R.V.) THE third chapter contains the portion of this Epistle in which, perhaps, one...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Losing All to Know Christ Philippians 3:1-12 Precept must be on precept, line on line. The false teachers who dogged Paul's steps insisted on r...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then referring to these...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Ver. 6. Concerning zeal ] A blind misguided z...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Concerning zeal For the law and the Jewish religion, and for all those ritual observances which they so eagerly enforce, I myself was once so earne...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of "rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation, he is not weari...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

False Confidence Renounced. A. D. 62. 4 Th...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Concerning zeal; not lukewarm, but exceedingly fervent in the strictest observances of the Pharisaic order, which was much in external devotion,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Warning To Beware Of The Judaisers, Who Taught That Salvation Was Through the Works Of The Law, Is Backed Up From Paul's Experience In Which He ha...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Furthermore as a Pharisee he had meticulously sought to follow the Law (as interpreted by them), while his zealousness as a Jew had been proved by th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 3:4 . Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. —They will never be able to say he “speaks ev...
Scofield Reference Notes

righteousness ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 10:3 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should write to you, I wou...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The Holy Ghost incited this Epistle by the pen of his servant Paul. May he also write it on our hearts! Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, re...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. Let this be the end of everything; before you get to the end of it, and when you do...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Philippians 3:2 . Beware of dogs, judaizing teachers and false apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in ignorance against the...
The Biblical Illustrator

Finally, my brethren Prideless pride 1 . What were the things not irksome and safe? (1) Counsels in some lost Epistles. (2) Messages d...
The Biblical Illustrator

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh--Observe I. Paul’s advantages--Superior to those which men generally put confidence in--re...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord . This word "finally" (τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's right to boast:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

concerning zeal, persecuting the Church; touching the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless. Somewhat after the manner in which he had spok...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seven Pairs of Things A Message of Contrasts Philippians 3:4-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is much said in the Bible by way of contrast. Heav...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Having such a zeal for it as to persecute to the death those who did not observe it. Touching the righteousness which is described and enjoined by...

⁶ Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Related Commentaries of Philippians 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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