Acts 26:9
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9 (A)“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of (B)Jesus of Nazareth.
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (A)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (B)I received mercy (C)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
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Acts 22:8
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8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am (A)Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
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Galatians 1:13-14
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13 For you have heard of (A)my former life in Judaism, how (B)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely (C)zealous was I for (D)the traditions of my fathers.
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Philippians 3:6
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6 (A)as to zeal, (B)a persecutor of the church; (C)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
Romans 10:2
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2 For I bear them witness that (A)they have a zeal for God, (B)but not according to knowledge.
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Acts 24:5
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5 For we have found this man a plague, (A)one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of (B)the sect of the Nazarenes.
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (B)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem (C)for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Acts 9:16
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16 For (A)I will show him how much (B)he must suffer (C)for the sake of my name.”
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Acts 3:6
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6 But Peter said, (A)“I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. (B)In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”
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John 16:2-3
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2 (A)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, (B)the hour is coming when (C)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things (D)because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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John 15:21
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21 But (A)all these things they will do to you (B)on account of my name, (C)because they do not know him who sent me.
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