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I advanced in the Jews` religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
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A Redirected Zeal
Commentators note that Paul's intense passion was a core part of his personality. Before his conversion, he was a 'brilliant pupil' who excelled in Judaism beyond his peers. After meeting Christ, this same 'exceeding zeal' was redirected from persecuting the church to building it. His life shows how God can transform and repurpose our natural drives for His glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And profited. This means he made advances and attainments. He made advances not only in the knowledge of the Jewish religion, but he also …
I advanced (προεκοπτον). Imperfect active again of προκοπτω, old verb, to cut forward (as in a forest), to blaze a way, to go ahea…
19th Century
Anglican
Profited.—Made progress. The kind of progress would correspond to the scope of the term "Judaism," with which it is connected, and…
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Baptist
Paul was intensely desirous that the Galatian Christians should understand that he was no mere repeater of other men's doctrines, but that what he …
The zeal that later fired Paul in his missionary efforts existed before his conversion, for it was part of his personality. Before his Damascus exp…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And profited in the Jews' religion Or "in Judaism"; and the more he did so, or was versed in, and wedded to their principles, …
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In preaching the gospel, the apostle sought to bring persons to the obedience, not of men, but of God. But Paul would not attempt to alter the doct…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle rebuked the Galatians for their fickleness in so quickly setting aside the gospel's teaching; now he shows the dignity of t…
