Acts 26:5
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 26
“Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.”Acts 26:5
What Does Acts 26:5 Mean?
Acts 26:5 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 26, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Acts 26:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 22:3“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.”Acts 23:6“But 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.”Galatians 1:14“And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.”John 1:24“And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.”Acts 24:5“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:”Philippians 3:6“Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.”Acts 22:5“As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.”Matthew 3:7“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”Acts 15:5“But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”Acts 24:14“But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:”Acts 28:22“But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.”1 Corinthians 11:19“For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.”Philippians 3:5“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;”Luke 18:10“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.”
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