Philippians 3:4-14

4 1though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5 2circumcised on the eighth day, 3of the people of Israel, 4of the tribe of Benjamin, 5a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, 6a Pharisee;
6 7as to zeal, 8a persecutor of the church; 9as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
7 But 10whatever gain I had, 11I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of 12the surpassing worth of 13knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I 14have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in him, not having 15a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but 16that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith--
10 17that I may know him and 18the power of his resurrection, and 19may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
11 that by any means possible I may 20attain the resurrection from the dead.

Straining Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already 21obtained this or 22am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: 23forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on toward the goal for 24the prize of the upward 25call of God in Christ Jesus.

Images for Philippians 3:4-14

Cross References 25

  • 1. 2 Corinthians 11:18
  • 2. See Genesis 17:12
  • 3. 2 Corinthians 11:22
  • 4. Romans 11:1
  • 5. 2 Corinthians 11:22
  • 6. Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5
  • 7. Acts 22:3, 4; Galatians 1:13, 14
  • 8. See Acts 8:3
  • 9. [ver. 9]
  • 10. [Luke 14:33]
  • 11. [Hebrews 11:26]
  • 12. [2 Corinthians 5:15]
  • 13. Isaiah 53:11; Jeremiah 9:23, 24; John 17:3; 2 Peter 1:3
  • 14. Luke 9:25(Gk.)
  • 15. Romans 10:5; [ver. 6]
  • 16. See Romans 9:30; 1 Corinthians 1:30
  • 17. [Ephesians 4:13]
  • 18. [Romans 1:4; Romans 6:5]
  • 19. 1 Peter 4:13; See 2 Corinthians 1:5
  • 20. Acts 26:7
  • 21. [1 Timothy 6:12, 19]
  • 22. Hebrews 11:40; Hebrews 12:23; [Hebrews 5:9]
  • 23. [Psalms 45:10; Luke 9:62; Hebrews 6:1]
  • 24. 1 Corinthians 9:24
  • 25. [Hebrews 3:1; 1 Peter 5:10]; See Romans 8:28

Footnotes 1

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