Philippians 3:7-11
New Living Translation
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ.[a] For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
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- 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of Christ.
Philippians 3:7-11
International Standard Version
7 But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.[a] 8 What 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] 9 and 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. 10 I 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, 11 though I hope to experience the resurrection from the dead.
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- Philippians 3:7 Or Christ
- Philippians 3:8 Or Christ
- Philippians 3:8 Or dung
- Philippians 3:8 Or Christ
- Philippians 3:9 Or through faith in
- Philippians 3:9 Or Christ
- Philippians 3:10 Lit. To know him
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