Phili 3:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Phil 3:5-6: 3:5-6 If anyone could rely on Jewish credentials, Paul could: He practiced the strictest obedience to the Jewish law and was extremely zealous for the Jewish religion. 3:5 circumcised when I was eight days old: See Gen 17:12 ; Lev 12:3 ; Luke 1:59 ; 2:21 . • Paul was a member of the Pharisees , the Jewish sect known for its strict observance of the law (see Acts 23:6 ; 26:5 ).

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‏ Philippians 3:5

Summary for Phil 3:5-6: 3:5-6 ^a If anyone could rely on Jewish credentials, Paul could: He practiced the strictest obedience to the Jewish law and was extremely zealous for the Jewish religion. 3:5 ^b circumcised when I was eight days old: See Gen 17:12 ^c; Lev 12:3 ^d; Luke 1:59 ^e; 2:21 ^f.

• Paul was a member of the Pharisees, the Jewish sect known for its strict observance of the law (see Acts 23:6 ^g; 26:5 ^h).