Philippians 3
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Philippians 3:4-8

4althoughG2539 1I myselfG1473 might haveG2192 confidenceG4006 evenG2532 in the fleshG4561. IfG1487 anyoneG5100 elseG243 hasG1380 a mindG1380 to putG3982 confidenceG3982 in the fleshG4561, I far moreG3123: 52circumcisedG4061 the eighthG3637 dayG3637, of the 3nationG1085 of IsraelG2474, of the 4tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, a 5HebrewG1445 of HebrewsG1445; as to the LawG3551, 6a PhariseeG5330; 6as to zealG2205, 7a persecutorG1377 of the churchG1577; as to the 8righteousnessG1343 which is in the LawG3551, foundG1096 9blamelessG273.

7But 10whateverG3748 thingsG3748 were gainG2771 to me, thoseG3778 thingsG3778 I have countedG2233 as lossG2209 for the sakeG1223 of ChristG5547. 8MoreG3304 thanG3304 that, I countG2233 allG3956 thingsG3956 to be lossG2209 11in viewG1223 of the surpassingG5242 valueG5242 of 1213knowingG1108 14ChristG5547 JesusG2424 my LordG2962, 15for whomG3739 I have sufferedG2210 the lossG2210 of allG3956 thingsG3956, and countG2233 them but rubbishG4657 soG2443 that I may gainG2770 ChristG5547,

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Notes

  1. 1. Philippians 3:4 2 Cor 5:16; 11:18 ↩
  2. 2. Philippians 3:5 Luke 1:59 ↩
  3. 3. Philippians 3:5 Rom 11:1; 2 Cor 11:22 ↩
  4. 4. Philippians 3:5 Rom 11:1 ↩
  5. 5. Philippians 3:5 Rom 11:1; 2 Cor 11:22 ↩
  6. 6. Philippians 3:5 Acts 22:3; 23:6; 26:5 ↩
  7. 7. Philippians 3:6 Acts 8:3; 22:4, 5; 26:9-11 ↩
  8. 8. Philippians 3:6 Phil 3:9 ↩
  9. 9. Philippians 3:6 Phil 2:15 ↩
  10. 10. Philippians 3:7 Luke 14:33 ↩
  11. 11. Philippians 3:8 Lit because of ↩
  12. 12. Philippians 3:8 Lit the knowledge of ↩
  13. 13. Philippians 3:8 Jer 9:23f; John 17:3; Eph 4:13; Phil 3:10; 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
  14. 14. Philippians 3:8 Rom 8:39; Phil 1:1; 3:12 ↩
  15. 15. Philippians 3:8 Lit because of ↩

Commentaries on Philippians 3

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