Focused Passage

Philippians 3:12-16

Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

From rejoicing and warning, to renouncing fleshly confidence, to gaining Christ and his righteousness, to pressing toward resurrection fullness, to imitating mature examples, to awaiting the Savior from heaven.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

15 All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.

16 Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

Not Οὐχ G3756 Adverb that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction vvv ἤδη G2235 Adverb I have already obtained [all this] ἔλαβον G2983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular or G2228 Conjunction vvv ἤδη G2235 Adverb have already been made perfect τετελείωμαι G5048 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction I press on διώκω G1377 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - εἰ G1487 Conjunction - καὶ G2532 Conjunction to take hold of καταλάβω G2638 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular that for which ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition . . . G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular - ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction took hold of me κατελήμφθην G2638 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

Brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular {do} not οὐ* G3756 Adverb consider λογίζομαι G3049 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular myself ἐμαυτὸν G1683 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular yet to have taken hold [of it] κατειληφέναι G2638 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active But δέ G1161 Conjunction one thing [I do] ἓν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - μὲν G3303 Conjunction Forgetting ἐπιλανθανόμενος G1950 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular what is τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural behind ὀπίσω G3694 Adverb and δὲ G1161 Conjunction straining toward ἐπεκτεινόμενος G1901 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular what [is] τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural ahead ἔμπροσθεν G1715 Adverb
Verse 14

Original words

I press on διώκω G1377 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular toward κατὰ G2596 Preposition [the] goal σκοπὸν G4649 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to [win] εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular prize βραβεῖον G1017 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular heavenly ἄνω G507 Adverb calling κλήσεως G2821 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

- οὖν G3767 Conjunction All of us who Ὅσοι G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural [are] mature τέλειοι G5046 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular should embrace this point of view φρονῶμεν G5426 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction if εἴ G1487 Conjunction you think φρονεῖτε G5426 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural differently ἑτέρως G2088 Adverb about some issue τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will reveal ἀποκαλύψει G601 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction
Verse 16

Original words

Nevertheless πλὴν G4133 Conjunction we must live up στοιχεῖν G4748 Verb - Present Infinitive Active . . . τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular we have already attained ἐφθάσαμεν G5348 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural

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