New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 3:12-21

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.

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