Study it in the app“More than that, I also consider all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of the knowledge of the Messiah Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and I consider them garbage, so that I may gain the Messiah”
Paul counts as loss everything he had, to know the MessiahFollowing Jesus
More than that,ἀλλὰ μενοῦνγεI alsoκαὶconsiderἡγοῦμαιall thingsπάνταto beεἶναιlossζημίανbecause ofδιὰthe surpassing valueτὸ ὑπερέχονof the knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesusἸησοῦmy Lord,τοῦ κυρίου μουbecause ofδι’whomὃνI have suffered the loss ofἐζημιώθηνall things,τὰ πάνταandκαὶI consider themἡγοῦμαιgarbage,σκύβαλαso thatἵναI may gainκερδήσωthe MessiahΧριστὸν
rather
"Rather", "on the contrary", "indeed".
Where else “menounge” appearsconsider
To deem something so.
Where else “hēgoumai” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appearsloss
Loss, damage to one's goods.
Where else “zēmian” appearssurpass
Rise above, outdo; what is worth more.
Where else “hyperechon” appearsknowledge
Knowledge.
Where else “gnōseōs” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearslose, suffer loss
Lose, suffer loss.
Where else “ezēmiōthēn” appearsgarbage, dung
Garbage, refuse that is thrown away; also dung.
Where else “skybala” appearswin over
To bring a person to God or win them back, like gaining something precious.
Where else “kerdēsō” appears7But whatever things were gains to me, these I have considered loss because of the Messiah.
8 · This verse (above)
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,
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?
