1 Corinthians 15:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
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“For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:9 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
- Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
- Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
- Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
- Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
- Galatians 1:23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
- Ephesians 3:7I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
- Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
- 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
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