Berean Standard Bible
Philippians 3
(Romans 3:21–31)
1ΤὸToG3588Finallyλοιπόν,loiponG3063,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962. It isnoοὐκoukG3756troubleὀκνηρόν,oknēronG3636for meG1473to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125theτὰtaG3588same thingsαὐτὰautaG846to youὑμῖνhuminG4771againμὲνmenG3303,andδὲdeG1161it isa safeguardἀσφαλές.¶asphalesG804for youὑμῖνhuminG4771.
3ForγάρgarG1063it isweG1473whoareἐσμενesmenG1510theἡhēG3588circumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061,we whoοἱhoiG3588worshipλατρεύοντεςlatreuontesG3000by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoκαὶkaiG2532gloryκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532whoput no confidenceοὐκ πεποιθότες,ouk pepoithotesG3756G3982inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561—
4thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539I myselfἐγὼ καὶegō kaiG1473G2532could haveἔχωνechōnG2192such confidenceπεποίθησιν ἐν σαρκί.pepoithēsin en sarkiG4006G1722G4561.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100elseἄλλοςallosG243thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he has grounds for confidenceπεποιθέναιpepoithenaiG3982inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,IἐγὼegōG1473havemoreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123:
5circumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061on the eighth dayὀκταήμερος,oktaēmerosG3637,ofἐκekG1537thepeopleγένουςgenousG1085of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,of the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958;a HebrewἙβραῖοςHebraiosG1445ofἐξexG1537HebrewsἙβραίων,HebraiōnG1445;as toκατὰkataG2596thelawνόμονnomonG3551,a PhariseeΦαρισαῖος,PharisaiosG5330;
8More than thatἀλλὰ καὶalla kaiG235G3303G3767G1065G2532,I countἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233all thingsπάνταpantaG3956asG1510lossζημίανzēmianG2209compared toδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588surpassing excellenceὑπερέχονhuperechonG5242ofτῆςtēsG3588knowingγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424myG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,forδι᾽di᾽G1223whomὃνhonG3739I have lostἐζημιώθηνezēmiōthēnG2210τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956καὶkaiG2532.I considerἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233themrubbishσκύβαλαskubalaG4657,thatἵναinaG2443I may gainκερδήσω,kerdēsōG2770ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547
9andκαὶkaiG2532be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,notμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192my ownG1699righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343τὴνtēnG3588fromἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235that whichτὴνtēnG3588isthroughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theτὴνtēnG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343fromἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316on the basis ofἐπὶepiG1909τῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102.
10τοῦtouG3588I wantto knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097ChristαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842ofτῶνtōnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōnG3804,being conformedσυμμορφιζόμενοςsummorphizomenosG4833toτῷtōG3588Himin Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288,
Pressing on toward the Goal
12NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754I have already obtainedἤδη ἔλαβονēdē elabonG2235G2983all this,orἢēG2228have already been made perfectἤδη τετελείωμαι,ēdē teteleiōmaiG2235G5048,butδὲdeG1161I press onδιώκωdiōkōG1377εἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532to take hold ofκαταλάβωkatalabōG2638that for whichἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909G3739ὑπὸhupoG5259ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424καὶkaiG2532took hold of meκατελήμφθηνkatelēmphthēnG2638.
13BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,IG1473do notοὐouG3756considerλογίζομαιlogizomaiG3049myselfG1683yet to have taken holdκατειληφέναι·kateilēphenaiG2638of it.Butδέ,deG1161one thingἓνhenG1520I doμὲνmenG3303:Forgettingἐπιλανθανόμενος,epilanthanomenosG1950what isτὰtaG3588behindὀπίσωopisōG3694andδὲdeG1161straining towardἐπεκτεινόμενος,epekteinomenosG1901whatτοῖςtoisG3588isaheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,
15οὖνounG3767All of us whoὅσοιhosoiG3745arematureτέλειοι,teleioiG5046should embrace this point of viewτοῦτο φρονῶμεν·touto phronōmenG3778G5426.AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487you thinkφρονεῖτε,phroneiteG5426differentlyἑτέρωςheterōsG2088about some issueτιtiG5100ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316will revealἀποκαλύψει·apokalupseiG601thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to youὑμῖνhuminG4771as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
Citizenship in Heaven
17Join one another in followingΣυμμιμηταί γίνεσθε,Summimētai ginestheG4831G1096myG1473example,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,andκαὶkaiG2532carefully observeσκοπεῖτεskopeiteG4648those whoτοὺςtousG3588οὕτωhoutōG3779walkπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043according toκαθὼςkathōsG2531the patternτύπονtuponG5179we set for youἔχετεecheteG2192G1473.
18ForγὰρgarG1063asοὓςhousG3739I have often toldπολλάκιςpollakisG2036G4178you beforeὑμῖν,huminG4771,andδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568sayG3004againevenκαὶkaiG2532with tearsκλαίωνklaiōnG2799:ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183liveπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043τοὺςtousG3588asenemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190of theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547.
19TheirὧνhōnG3739τὸtoG3588endτέλοςtelosG5056isdestructionἀπώλεια,apōleiaG684, theirὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588godθεὸςtheosG2316is theirἡhēG3588bellyκοιλίαkoiliaG2836,andκαὶkaiG2532theirἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391isinἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τῇtēaG3588shameαἰσχύνῃaischunēG152.TheirοἱhoiG3588minds are set onφρονοῦντες.phronountesG5426earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsτὰtaG3588.
20ButγὰρgarG1063ourG1473τὸtoG3588citizenshipπολίτευμαpoliteumaG4175isὑπάρχειhuparcheiG5225inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532we eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχόμεθαapekdechomethaG553a SaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990fromἐξexG1537thereοὗhouG3739, theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,
21whoὃςhosG3739,byκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588powerἐνέργειανenergeianG1753that enables Himτῆς δύνασθαι καὶtēs dunasthai kaiG846G3588G1410G2532to subjectὑποτάξαιhupotaxaiG5293τῷtōG3588all thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956to HimselfG848,will transformμετασχηματίσειmetaschēmatiseiG3345ourG1473τῆςtēsG3588lowlyταπεινώσεωςtapeinōseōsG5014τὴνtēnG3588bodiesσῶμαsōmaG4983to be likeσύμμορφονsummorphonG4832τοῦtouG3588HisG846τὰtaG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.
Commentaries on Philippians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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