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as toκατὰzeal,ζῆλοςpersecutingδιώκωνthe assembly;τὴν ἐκκλησίανas toκατὰthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνthat isτὴνinἐνthe law,νόμῳhaving becomeγενόμενοςblameless.ἄμεμπτος
Philippians 3:6
Study it in the app“as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to the righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:6, word by word
- zealζῆλοςzēlos
zeal
A burning desire for something or someone.
Where else “zēlos” appears- persecutingδιώκωνdiōkōn
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkōn” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- the lawνόμῳnomōi
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomōi” appears- having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- blamelessἄμεμπτοςamemptos
blameless
Blameless, free from fault.
Where else “amemptos” appears
The context
5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6 · This verse (above)
7But whatever things were gains to me, these I have considered loss because of the Messiah.
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?