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Only,πλὴνinεἰςwhatὃwe have attained,ἐφθάσαμενlet us keep in stepστοιχεῖνwith that same standard.τῷ αὐτῷ
Philippians 3:16
Study it in the app“Only, in what we have attained, let us keep in step with that same standard.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:16, word by word
- we have attainedἐφθάσαμενephthasamen
arrive
Arrive, reach, attain.
Where else “ephthasamen” appears- let us keep in stepστοιχεῖνstoichein
walk in line
Walk in line, follow a rule; keep in step.
Where else “stoichein” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “rule, thinking the same thing.”
The context
15So as many as are mature, let us think this way; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
16 · This verse (above)
17Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and watch those who walk in this way, as you have us as an example.
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?