“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”
As to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless — zelos (zeal) for God drove his persecution of Christians: he thought he served God. 'Persecutor of the church' (diōkō tēn ekklēsian) shows his violence was directed at Christ's body. 'Righteousness under the law' (dikaiosynē...tēn nomikon) means ethical achievement measured by Torah compliance. 'Blameless' (amemptos) suggests external observance without inward transformation. These are the works-righteousness credentials he will renounce.
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