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Philippians 3:12-14
New English Translation
Philippians 3:12-14
New English Translation
Keep Going Forward
12 Not that I have already attained this—that is, I have not already been perfected—but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.[a] 13 Brothers and sisters,[b] I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded:[c] Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, 14 with this goal in mind,[d] I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God[e] in Christ Jesus.
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- Philippians 3:12 tn Grk “that for which I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” The passive has been translated as active in keeping with contemporary English style.
- Philippians 3:13 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.
- Philippians 3:13 tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”
- Philippians 3:14 tn Grk “according to the goal.”
- Philippians 3:14 tn Grk “prize, namely, the heavenly calling of God.”
Philippians 3:12-14
New International Version
Philippians 3:12-14
New International Version
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,(A) but I press on to take hold(B) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.(C) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(D) and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on(E) toward the goal to win the prize(F) for which God has called(G) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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