Philippians 3:5

“For the occasion, indeed, of claiming Divine grace even for the Gentiles derived a pre-eminent fitness from this fact, that the man who set up to vindicate God’s Law as his own was of the Gentiles, and not a Jew “of the stock of the Israelites.”” — editor's note: Comp. Phil. iii. 5.

“…the sign of “circumcision,” his origin as “an Hebrew of the Hebrews,” his descent from “the tribe of Benjamin,” his dignity in the honours of the Pharisee—he now reckons to be only “loss” to himself; (in other words,) it was not the God of the Jews, but their stupid obduracy, which he repudiates.” — editor's note: Candidæ pharisaeæ: see Phil. iii. 4–6.

““Trypho,” says he, “I am called; and I am a Hebrew of the circumcision, and having escaped from the war lately carried on there I am spending my days in Greece, and chiefly at Corinth.”” — editor's note: [i.e., “A Hebrew of the Hebrews” (Phil. iii. 5).]

“There is Paul the last of the Apostles, who saith, “For even I am an Israelite, out of the seed of Abraham, out of the tribe of Benjamin.”” — editor's note: Philip. iii. 5.

““As touching zeal, persecuting the Church” of Christ.” — editor's note: Philip. iii. 5, 6.

“He found it by experience, when he was first a persecutor, and afterwards became a preacher; first Jacob, afterwards Israel; who was himself too “of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin.”” — editor's note: Phil. iii. 5.