Philippians 3:7-11

New International Version

⁷But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss^(A) for the sake of Christ. ⁸What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing^(B) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ^(C) ⁹and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,^(D) but that which is through faith in^[a] Christ—the righteousness^(E) that comes from God on the basis of faith.^(F) ¹⁰I want to know^(G) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,^(H) becoming like him in his death,^(I) ¹¹and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection^(J) from the dead.

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Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of

Philippians 3:7-11

International Standard Version

⁷But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.^[a] ⁸What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah^[b] Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish^[c] in order to gain the Messiah^[d] ⁹and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness^[e] of the Messiah,^[f] the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith. ¹⁰I want to know the Messiah^[g]—what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, ¹¹though I hope to experience the resurrection from the dead.