New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 3

The Goal of Life

1FinallyG3062,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.To writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125the sameαὐτὰautaG846thingsG846againis noοὐκoukG3756troubleὀκνηρόν,oknēronG3636to me, and it is a safeguardἀσφαλές.¶asphalesG804for you.

2BewareΒλέπετεBlepeteG991of thedogsκύνας,kunasG2965,bewareβλέπετεblepeteG991of theevilκακοὺςkakousG2556workersἐργάτας,ergatasG2040,bewareβλέπετεblepeteG991of thefalseG2699circumcisionG2699;

3for we are the truecircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061, whoworshipλατρεύοντεςlatreuontesG3000in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andgloryκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and putG3982noοὐκoukG3756confidenceπεποιθότες,pepoithotesG3982in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,

4althoughκαίπερkaiperG2539I myselfG1473might haveἔχωνechōnG2192confidenceπεποίθησινpepoithēsinG4006evenκαὶkaiG2532in the fleshσαρκί.sarkiG4561.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100elseἄλλοςallosG243hasG1380a mindG1380to putG3982confidenceπεποιθέναιpepoithenaiG3982in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,I far moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123:

5circumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061the eighthG3637dayG3637, of thenationγένουςgenousG1085of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474, of thetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958, aHebrewἙβραῖοςHebraiosG1445of HebrewsἙβραίων,HebraiōnG1445;as to the LawνόμονnomonG3551,a PhariseeΦαρισαῖος,PharisaiosG5330;

6as to zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205,a persecutorδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377of the churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577; as to therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which is in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,foundγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096blamelessἄμεμπτος.amemptosG273.

7ButwhateverG3748thingsἅτιναhatinaG3748were gainκέρδη,kerdēG2771to me, thoseG3778thingsG3778I have countedἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233as lossζημίαν·zēmianG2209for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

8MoreG3304thanG3304that, I countἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to be lossζημίανzēmianG2209in viewG1223of the surpassingG5242valueG5242ofknowingγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424my LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,for whomὃνhonG3739I have sufferedG2210the lossG2210of allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,and countἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233them but rubbishσκύβαλαskubalaG4657soἵναinaG2443that I may gainκερδήσω,kerdēsōG2770ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,

9and may be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147in Him, not havingἔχωνechōnG2192a righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of my ownG1699derivedG1537from theLawνόμουnomouG3551,but that which is throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which comesfrom GodθεοῦtheouG2316on the basisἐπὶepiG1909of faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

10that I mayknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097Him andthe powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of His resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386andthe fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842of His sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōnG3804, beingconformedG4832to His deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288;

11in orderG1513that I mayattainκαταντήσωkatantēsōG2658to the resurrectionἐξανάστασινexanastasinG1815from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

12Not that I have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235obtainedἔλαβονelabonG2983itorἢēG2228have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235become perfectτετελείωμαι,teteleiōmaiG5048,but I pressδιώκωdiōkōG1377onsoκαὶkaiG2532that I maylayG2638holdG2638of thatfor whichᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532Iwas laidG2638holdG2638of byChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,I do not regardλογίζομαιlogizomaiG3049myselfG1683as having laidG2638holdG2638of ityetG3768;but oneἓνhenG1520thingG1520I do:forgettingἐπιλανθανόμενος,epilanthanomenosG1950what liesbehindὀπίσωopisōG3694and reachingG1901forwardG1901to what liesaheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,

14IpressδιώκωdiōkōG1377on towardεἰςeisG1519the goalσκοπὸνskoponG4649for the prizeβραβεῖονbrabeionG1017of theupwardἄνωanōG507callκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

15Let us thereforeοὖνounG3767,as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745as areperfectτέλειοι,teleioiG5046,haveG5426thisG3778attitudeG5426;and ifεἴeiG1487in anythingτιtiG5100you haveG5426adifferentἑτέρωςheterōsG2088attitudeG5426,GodθεὸςtheosG2316will revealἀποκαλύψει·apokalupseiG601that alsoG2532to you;

16howeverπλὴνplēnG4133, let us keeplivingστοιχεῖνstoicheinG4748by that sameαὐτῷautōG846standardto whichὃhoG3739we have attainedἐφθάσαμεν,ephthasamenG5348.

17Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,joinγίνεσθε,ginestheG4831 G1096in followingG4831my exampleG4831,and observeσκοπεῖτεskopeiteG4648thoseτοὺςtousG3588who walkπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043accordingκαθὼςkathōsG2531to thepatternτύπονtuponG5179you haveἔχετεecheteG2192in us.

18FormanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043,of whomοὓςhousG3739I oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178toldἔλεγονelegonG3004you, and nowνῦνnunG3568tellλέγω,legōG3004you evenκαὶkaiG2532weepingκλαίωνklaiōnG2799, that they areenemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190ofthe crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

19whoseὧνhōnG3739endτέλοςtelosG5056is destructionἀπώλεια,apōleiaG684,whoseὧνhōnG3739godθεὸςtheosG2316is theirappetiteκοιλίαkoiliaG2836, and whosegloryδόξαdoxaG1391is in their shameαἰσχύνῃaischunēG152, whosetG5426their mindsφρονοῦντες.phronountesG5426on earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsG1919.

20For ourcitizenshipπολίτευμαpoliteumaG4175is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,from whichοὗhouG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532we eagerlyG553waitG553for a SaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547;

21whoὃςhosG3739willtransformμετασχηματίσειmetaschēmatiseiG3345the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of our humbleG5014stateG5014intoconformityσύμμορφονsummorphonG4832with thebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,by the exertionἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of the powerG1410that He hasG1410evenκαὶkaiG2532tosubjectὑποτάξαιhupotaxaiG5293allG3956thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956to HimselfG846.

The Goal of Life

Commentaries on Philippians 3