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to knowτοῦ γνῶναιhimαὐτὸνandκαὶthe powerτὴν δύναμινof his resurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦandκαὶthe sharingκοινωνίανof his sufferings,παθημάτων αὐτοῦbeing conformedσυμμορφιζόμενοςto his death,τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ
Philippians 3:10
Study it in the app“to know him and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,”
Paul wants to know him and to share in his sufferingsSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:10, word by word
- to knowγνῶναιgnōnai
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “gnōnai” appears- the powerδύναμινdynamin
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamin” appears- of his resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears- the sharingκοινωνίανkoinōnian
fellowship
Having something in common, a life joined together.
Where else “koinōnian” appears- of his sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōn
suffering
What one has to endure.
Where else “pathēmatōn” appears- being conformedσυμμορφιζόμενοςsymmorphizomenos
be conformed
Be conformed, take on the same form as another.
Where else “symmorphizomenos” appears- to his deathθανάτῳthanatōi
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatōi” appears
The context
9and be found in him, not having my own righteousness that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in the Messiah, the righteousness from God based on faith,
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11if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
To study Philippians 3 in a group
1. What it says
What things that Paul once counted as gain does he now count as loss, and why (v. 4-8)?
2. What it means
Paul says, "forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead" (v. 13). What do you think that means?
3. How I live it
Paul keeps pressing on without claiming to be perfect (v. 12-14). What small step can you take today in something you want to grow in?