Philippians 3:4

Philippians 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
• New International Version (NIV)though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:
• English Standard Version (ESV)though 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:
• New King James Version (NKJV)though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:

Context of Philippians 3:4

2Be very careful! Some people are teaching bad things. They say that you must cut your bodies. They are like dangerous dogs. Do not believe them! 3But we are truly God's people. And it is not because someone has circumcised us. It is God's own Spirit that leads us to worship God. We thank God because of what Christ Jesus has done for us. We know that it is not human ideas that can save us. For myself, I could have trusted those human ideas. Perhaps somebody may think that they could trust in those things to save them. Then I would have an even better reason to trust in them. 5I belong to Israel's people, to Benjamin's tribe. I am a true Jew. They circumcised me when I was eight days old. I was a Pharisee, and I obeyed the Jewish rules very carefully. 6I tried very much to please God. So I caused a lot of trouble and pain for the Christians. I obeyed the rules of God's Law, and nobody could say that I did anything wrong.

Philippians 3:4 word by word

καίπερ ἐγὼ ἔχων πεποίθησιν καὶ ἐν σαρκί. εἴ τις δοκεῖ ἄλλος πεποιθέναι ἐν σαρκί, ἐγὼ μᾶλλον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thoughκαίπερkaiper · althoughG2539
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• mightἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• confidenceπεποίθησιςpepoithēsis · confidenceG4006
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• thinkethδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• that he hath whereof he might trustπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123

Cross-references for Philippians 3:4

• 2 Corinthians 11:18But many other people are using human ideas to praise themselves. So I will also do that.

Commentaries on Philippians 3:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Though I might also have confidence - If any of them have any cause to boast in outward rites and privileges, I have as much; yea, more.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh - That is, though I had uncommon advantages of this kind; and if anyone could have trusted in them, I could have done it. The object of the apostle is to show that he did not despise those things because he did not possess them, but because he now saw that they were of no value in the great matter of salvation. Once he had confided in them, and if anyone could find any ground of reliance on them, he could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4in the flesh: Paul uses flesh to mean relying on yourself and human effort. This is different than relying on Christ and the power given by the Spirit.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. "Although I (emphatical) might have confidence even in the flesh." Literally, "I having," but not using, "confidence in the flesh." I more--have more "whereof I might have confidence in the flesh."Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 3:4

• Formalism
• Testimony
• Works
• Zeal, Religious

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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