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Brothers,ἀδελφοίIἐγὼdo notοὐconsiderλογίζομαιmyselfἐμαυτὸνto have taken hold of it;κατειληφέναιbutδέone thing I do:ἓνforgettingἐπιλανθανόμενοςthe thingsτὰbehindὀπίσωandδὲstraining towardἐπεκτεινόμενοςthe thingsτοῖςahead,ἔμπροσθεν
Philippians 3:13
Study it in the app“Brothers, 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,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:13, word by word
- Brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- considerλογίζομαιlogizomai
consider
To think that something is so.
Where else “logizomai” appears- myselfἐμαυτὸνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- to have taken hold of itκατειληφέναιkateilēphenai
take hold of
To gain something, make it one's own.
Where else “kateilēphenai” appears- one thing I doἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- forgettingἐπιλανθανόμενοςepilanthanomenos
forget
Forget; neglect.
Where else “epilanthanomenos” appears- behindὀπίσωopisō
behind
Behind, backward.
Where else “opisō” appears- straining towardἐπεκτεινόμενοςepekteinomenos
strain forward
Strain forward, like a runner stretching toward the finish.
Where else “epekteinomenos” appears- aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “I do not consider that I have taken hold of it yet.”
The context
12Not 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in the Messiah Jesus.
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?