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Philippians 3:5

Benjamin

3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

4 though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
KJV
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
WEB
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
ASV
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
DARBY
as to circumcision, [I received it] the eighth day; of [the] race of Israel, of [the] tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to [the] law, a Pharisee;
BLB
circumcision [on] the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the law, a Pharisee;
ÅB
jeg som er omskåret på den åttende dag, av Israels slekt, av Benjamins stamme, en hebreer av hebreere, overfor loven en fariseer,
OTB
omskåret på den åttende dagen, av Israels folk, av Benjamins stamme, en hebreer av hebreere; angående loven, en fariseer;
B1930
jeg som er omskåret på den åttende dag, av Israels ætt, av Benjamins stamme, en hebreer av hebreere, overfor loven en fariseer,

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 11:22

    Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

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  • Romans 11:1

    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • Acts 23:6

    Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

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  • Acts 26:4–5

    Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.

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  • Genesis 17:12

    Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

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  • Acts 22:3

    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

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  • Luke 1:59

    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

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  • John 7:21–24

    Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

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