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

8It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ 9and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith that knows Christ. Faith knows the power that his coming back to life gives and what it means to share his suffering. In this way I’m becoming like him in his death, 11with the confidence that I’ll come back to life from the dead. 12It’s not that I’ve already reached the goal or have already completed the course. But I run to win that which Jesus Christ has already won for me.

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 3:8It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ
• 1 John 2:3We are sure that we know Christ if we obey his commandments.
• John 5:21In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.
• John 10:18No one takes my life from me. I give my life of my own free will. I have the authority to give my life, and I have the authority to take my life back again. This is what my Father ordered me to do.”
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
• Acts 2:31David knew that the Messiah would come back to life, and he spoke about that before it ever happened. He said that the Messiah wouldn’t be left in the grave and that his body wouldn’t decay.
• Romans 6:4When we were baptized into his death, we were placed into the tomb with him. As Christ was brought back from death to life by the glorious power of the Father, so we, too, should live a new kind of life.
• Romans 8:10However, if Christ lives in you, your bodies are dead because of sin, but your spirits are alive because you have God’s approval.
• 1 Corinthians 15:21Since a man brought death, a man also brought life back from death.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10He has rescued us from a terrible death, and he will rescue us in the future. We are confident that he will continue to rescue us,
• 2 Corinthians 4:10We always carry around the death of Jesus in our bodies so that the life of Jesus is also shown in our bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4He was weak when he was crucified, but by God’s power he lives. We are weak with him, but by God’s power we will live for you with his help.
• Ephesians 1:19You will also know the unlimited greatness of his power as it works with might and strength for us, the believers.
• Colossians 2:13You were once dead because of your failures and your uncircumcised corrupt nature. But God made you alive with Christ when he forgave all our failures.
• Colossians 3:1Since you were brought back to life with Christ, focus on the things that are above—where Christ holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14We believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring back those who have died. They will come back 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

Topics related to Philippians 3:10

• Jesus Continued
• Obedience
• Resurrection
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Suffering
• Testimony
• Wisdom
• 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