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I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ

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as for zeal,(A) persecuting the church;(B) as for righteousness based on the law,(C) faultless.

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss(D) for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(E) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(F)

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