Philippians 3:10

Philippians 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
• New International Version (NIV)I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
• English Standard Version (ESV)that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Context of Philippians 3:10

8Yes, now that I know Christ Jesus as my Lord, that is the most valuable thing. Nothing else is important at all. I have thrown everything else away, so that I can serve Christ. All those other things are like dirt to me. I think about them like that, so that I can have Christ. 9I want to be united with him. Because I believe in Christ, God accepts me as right with him. I know that I cannot become right in any other way, even if I obey all of God's Law. When I trust in Christ, God accepts me as right because of my faith. Yes, I want to know Christ better and better. I want to know the power which God showed when Christ rose from death. I want to have the same kind of troubles that he did. I want to obey God like he did in his death. 11Then I hope that I also will become alive again after death. 12I am not saying that I have already reached that place in my life. I have not yet completely become the person that God wants me to be. But I am trying very hard to reach that place. That was Christ's purpose when he first made me his own.

Philippians 3:10 word by word

τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτὸν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῶν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I may knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• ofἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• the fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• ofπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• being made conformable untoσυμμορφόομαιsummorphoō · to make likeG4833
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288

Cross-references for Philippians 3:10

• Philippians 3:8Yes, now that I know Christ Jesus as my Lord, that is the most valuable thing. Nothing else is important at all. I have thrown everything else away, so that I can serve Christ. All those other things are like dirt to me. I think about them like that, so that I can have Christ.
• 1 John 2:3This is how we can be sure that we know God: If we obey God's commands, we know that we belong to him.
• John 5:21The Father raises dead people to make them alive again. In the same way, the Son gives life to whoever he chooses.
• John 10:18Nobody can take my life away from me. Instead, I myself can choose to die. I have authority to do that. I also have authority to become alive again. My Father has said that I must do that.’
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, ‘I have authority over death. I raise dead people, and I give people true life. Anyone who believes in me will live. Even if that person dies, he will continue to live.
• Acts 2:31David understood what God would do in a future time. He did not speak about himself, but he spoke about the Messiah. He said that God would cause this man to become alive again after his death. God would not let him remain in Hades, the place for dead people. Nothing would destroy his body.
• Romans 6:4Your baptism shows that they buried you, just like they buried Christ after his death. It is like you died with him and they buried you with him. Because of that, God will also raise us, just as he raised Christ from death. God, the Father, is so great and powerful that he raised Christ to a new life. That means that we also can live our lives in a new way.
• Romans 8:10But, if Christ lives in you, you have a new life because of his Spirit. Your body will die one day because of the power of sin. But your spirit lives because Christ has made you right with God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:21All people die because of what one man did. That was Adam. And it is because of another man that people can rise up after death to a new life. That is Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10We nearly died, but God saved us from that great danger. We know that we can continue to trust him. He will save us from any future danger.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10As we serve Jesus, we know that we may die as he died. Because of that, our lives show that we live because he is alive.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4People killed Christ on the cross as a weak person. But he now lives by God's power. We are also weak as we serve Christ, like he was weak. But we live, because he now lives. So, when we come to you, we will show God's power among you.
• Ephesians 1:19You will also know how very powerful God is. He uses that power to help us now, as we trust in Christ. God's power is greater than anything we could ever know.
• Colossians 2:13At one time, you were dead in your spirits, because of the wrong things that you did. God had not cut off your old nature. You did not belong to his people. But now God has caused you to become alive with Christ. He has forgiven us for all the wrong things that we have done.
• Colossians 3:1God has raised you with Christ to a new life. So you should want more and more the things that belong to heaven. That is where Christ is now. He sits there at God's right side.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14We believe that Jesus died and he rose again after death. So we also believe that people who have died as Christians will rise again. When God brings Jesus back, he will take the Christians to go with Jesus.

Commentaries on Philippians 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10That I may know him - To be the true and promised Messiah, and experience all that salvation which he has bought by his blood. The power of his resurrection - In having this body of my humiliation raised from death, and made like unto his glorious body. This seems to be the sole meaning of the apostle; for it is in virtue of Christ's resurrection that we are to be raised incorruptible and immortal. And the fellowship of his sufferings - Christ died, not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10That I may know him - That I may be fully acquainted with his nature, his character, his work, and with the salvation which he has worked out. It is one of the highest objects of desire in the mind of the Christian to know Christ; see the notes at Ephesians 3:19. And the power of his resurrection - That is, that I may understand and experience the proper influence which the fact of his resurrection should have on the mind. That influence would he felt in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10to know Christ: By knowing Jesus Christ, a person knows and is accepted by God (compare 3:7–8; John 1:12–13; 17:3). Believers experience the mighty power that raised Christ from the dead, both now and in eternity (see Romans 6:4–14; 8:10–11; Colossians 3:1–4). the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death: United with Christ, a believer has the privilege of experiencing his life and death (see Philippians 1:29; 2 Corinthians…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. That I may know him--experimentally. The aim of the "righteousness" just mentioned. This verse resumes, and more fully explains, "the excellency of the knowledge of Christ" (Php 3:8). To know HIM is more than merely to know a doctrine about Him. Believers are brought not only to redemption, but to the Redeemer Himself. the power of his resurrection--assuring believers of their justification (Ro 4:25; 1Co 15:17), and raising them up spiritually with…Read the comment

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• Jesus Continued
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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