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Philippians 3:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Philippians 3:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 I was circumcised on the eighth day of my life. I was one of the people of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin.[a] I am a Hebrew and the son of Hebrews. In regard to the Law, I was a Pharisee; 6 in regard to religious zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; in regard to righteousness under the Law, I was without fault.
7 All these I once regarded as assets, but now I have come to regard them as losses because of Christ.
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- Philippians 3:5 The tribe of Benjamin was descended from the one son of Jacob who was born in Palestine (Gen 35:16f), and it had always been faithful to the Davidic dynasty. The Jerusalem temple was in the territory of Benjamin.