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Acts 22:3

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I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
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  1. Philippians 3:5–6Rank 1 from verse 3
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    5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

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

  2. Acts 26:5Rank 2 from verse 3
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    5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

  3. Acts 5:34Rank 3 from verse 3
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    34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

  4. Acts 9:11Rank 4 from verse 3
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    11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

  5. Acts 21:20Rank 5 from verse 3
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    20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

  6. Acts 21:39Rank 6 from verse 3
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    39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

  7. 2 Corinthians 11:22Rank 7 from verse 3
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    22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

  8. Luke 10:39Rank 8 from verse 3
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    39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

  9. 2 Kings 4:38Rank 9 from verse 3
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    38¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

  10. Deuteronomy 33:3Rank 10 from verse 3
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    3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

  11. 2 Samuel 21:2Rank 11 from verse 3
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    2And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

  12. Acts 15:23Rank 12 from verse 3
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    23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  13. Acts 23:6Rank 13 from verse 3
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    6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

  14. Acts 6:9Rank 14 from verse 3
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    9¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  15. Romans 11:1Rank 15 from verse 3
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    1I SAY then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

  16. Acts 11:25Rank 16 from verse 3
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    25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

  17. Acts 15:41Rank 17 from verse 3
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    41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

  18. Acts 23:34Rank 18 from verse 3
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    34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

  19. Acts 9:30Rank 19 from verse 3
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    30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

  20. Galatians 1:14Rank 20 from verse 3
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    14And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

  21. Galatians 1:21Rank 21 from verse 3
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    21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

  22. Galatians 4:17–18Rank 22 from verse 3
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    17They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

    18But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

  23. Luke 2:46Rank 23 from verse 3
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    46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

  24. Luke 8:35Rank 24 from verse 3
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    35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

  25. Romans 10:2–3Rank 25 from verse 3
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    2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

    3For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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Acts 22:3

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

perfect

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Complete, whole, sound, mature, upright, fully fitted, finished, exact, or lacking nothing required for the person, work, knowledge, state, purpose, or standard in view; to perfect is to bring to that intended completion or maturity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

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22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

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