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NotΟὐχthatὅτιI have alreadyἤδηreceived itἔλαβονorἢhave alreadyἤδηbeen brought to completion,τετελείωμαιbutδὲI press on,διώκωifεἰindeedκαὶI may take hold ofκαταλάβωthat for whichἐφ’ ᾧI alsoκαὶwas taken hold ofκατελήμφθηνbyὑπὸthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Philippians 3:12
Study it in the app“Not that I have already received it or have already been brought to completion, but I press on, if indeed I may take hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:12, word by word
- I have alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- received itἔλαβονelabon
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” appears- been brought to completionτετελείωμαιteteleiōmai
make perfect
To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.
Where else “teteleiōmai” appears- I press onδιώκωdiōkō
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōkō” appears- I may take hold ofκαταλάβωkatalabō
take hold of
To gain something, make it one's own.
Where else “katalabō” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “by the Messiah Jesus.”
The context
11if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 · This verse (above)
13Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead,
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?