the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Philippians 3:10
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I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did,
Yes, I gave it all up in order to know him, that is, to know the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings as I am being conformed to his death,
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him from death. I want to share in his sufferings and be like him even in his death.
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;
That I may know him, and the vertue of his resurrection, & the fellowship of his afflictions, and be made conformable vnto his death,
So that through this righteousness I may know Jesus and the power of his resurrection, and be a partaker of his sufferings, even to a death like his;
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
I want to know ChristTo know him">[fn] - what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,Romans 6:3-5; 8:17; 2 Corinthians 4:10-11; 2 Timothy 2:11-12; 1 Peter 4:13;">[xr]
that in it I may know Jeshu, and the power of his resurrection, and have fellowship in his sufferings, and be conformed into his death,
that thereby I might know Jesus, and the efficacy of his resurrection; and might participate in his sufferings, and be assimilated to his death:
All I want is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death,
My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable vnto his death,
And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did];
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death;
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
to know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, having been conformed to His death,
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
I want to know Christ and the power that raised him from the dead. I want to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death.
My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:
I long to know Christ and the power which is in His resurrection, and to share in His sufferings and die even as He died;
to knowe hym, and the vertu of his risyng ayen, and the felouschipe of his passioun, and be maad lijk to his deeth,
I want to know Him. I want to have the same power in my life that raised Jesus from the dead. I want to understand and have a share in His sufferings and be like Christ in His death.
To get to know him, and the power of his resurrection and fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death, -
That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings: being made conformable to his death,
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
in knowynge him and the vertue of his resurreccion and the fellowshippe of his passions that I myght be coformable vnto his (deeth)
to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
to knowe him and the vertue of his resurreccion, and the fellishippe of his passion, that I maye be conformable vnto his death,
the justification which God grants to those who acknowledge Christ and the power of his resurrection, who suffer after his example, and die to sin, as he died to the world,
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
That I may knowe hym, and the power of his resurrection, and the felowshippe of his passions, confirmable vnto his death,
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
I don't want to just ride for the Lord. I want to know him! This means experiencing the same things he did. I want to know the power of being brought back from the dead. I even want to suffer like he did so I can know the death he endured.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I: Philippians 3:8, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:5
and the power: John 5:21-29, John 10:18, John 11:25, John 11:26, Acts 2:31-38, Romans 6:4-11, Romans 8:10, Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 15:21-23, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 4:10-13, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Ephesians 1:19-21, Colossians 2:13, Colossians 3:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 4:1, 1 Peter 4:2, Revelation 1:18
and the fellowship: Matthew 20:23, Romans 6:3-5, Romans 8:17, Romans 8:29, 2 Corinthians 1:5, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 1:24, 2 Timothy 2:11, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 Peter 4:13, 1 Peter 4:14
Reciprocal: Isaiah 26:19 - my dead Isaiah 51:7 - ye that Mark 6:54 - knew Mark 8:34 - take Romans 6:5 - For 1 Corinthians 6:14 - God 1 Corinthians 15:43 - in power Ephesians 1:20 - he wrought 2 Timothy 1:8 - be thou 2 Timothy 1:12 - for I Hebrews 12:1 - and let us 1 John 1:3 - our fellowship
Cross-References
And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.
Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
And to the man he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
He said further, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
When Moses saw that the people were running wild (for Aaron had let them run wild, to the derision of their enemies),
Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.
My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting flames?"
Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That I may know him,.... The Ethiopic version reads "by faith"; and to the same sense the Syriac. The apostle did know Christ, and that years ago; he knew whom he had believed; he knew him for himself; he knew his personal interest in him; nor did he know any but him in the business of salvation: but his knowledge of Christ, though it was very great, it was, imperfect; he knew but in part, and therefore desired to know more of Christ, of the mystery and glories of his person, of the unsearchable riches of his grace, of his great salvation, and the benefits of it, of his love, which passes perfect knowledge, and to have a renewed and enlarged experience of communion with him. The apostle here explains what he means by winning Christ, for the sake of which he suffered the loss of all things, and counted them but dung; it was, that he might attain to a greater knowledge of the person and grace of Christ:
and the power of his resurrection; not that power which was put forth by his Father, and by himself, in raising him from the dead; but the virtue which arises from it, and the influence it has on many things; as on the resurrection of the saints: it is the procuring cause of it, they shall rise by virtue of union to a risen Jesus; it is the firstfruits, which is the earnest and pledge of their resurrection, as sure as Christ is risen, so sure shall they rise; it is the exemplar and pattern of theirs, their bodies will be raised and fashioned like to the glorious body of Christ; and this the apostle desired to know, experience, and attain unto. Christ's resurrection has an influence also on the justification of his people; when Christ died he had the sins of them all upon him, and he died for them, and discharged as their public head and representative, and they in him: hence it is said of him, that "he was raised again for our justification", Romans 4:25. Now, though the apostle was acquainted with this virtue and influence of Christ's resurrection, he desired to know more of it, for the encouragement of his faith to live upon Christ, as the Lord his righteousness. Moreover, the regeneration of men is owing to the resurrection of Christ; as to the abundant mercy of God, as the moving cause, so to the resurrection of Christ, as the means or virtual cause; and therefore are said to be "begotten again by the resurrection of Christ from the dead", 1 Peter 1:3. This power and virtue the apostle had had an experience of, yet he wanted to feel more of it, in exciting the graces of the spirit to a lively exercise, in raising his affections, and setting them on things above, and in engaging him to seek after them, and set light by things on earth, and in causing him to walk in newness of life, in likeness or imitation of Christ's resurrection, to all which that strongly animates and encourages; see Colossians 3:1.
And the fellowship of his sufferings; either his personal sufferings, and so signifies a sharing in, and a participation of the benefits arising from them; such as reconciliation for sin, peace with God, pardon, righteousness, nearness to God, c. or the sufferings of his members for him, and with him, and which Christ reckons his own: these the apostle was willing to take his part in, and lot of, knowing, that those that are partakers of his sufferings in this sense, shall reign with him, and be glorified together. What the Jews deprecated, the apostle was desirous of namely, sharing in the sorrows and sufferings of the Messiah, and which they reckon the greatest happiness to be delivered from.
"The disciples of R. Eleazar y asked him, what a man should do that he may be delivered מחבלו של משיח, "from the sorrows of the Messiah?" he must study in the law, and in beneficence.''
And elsewhere they say z,
"he that keeps the three meals on the sabbath day shall be delivered from three punishments, מחבלו של משיח, "from the sorrows of the Messiah", and from the damnation of hell, and from the war of Gog and Magog.''
But our apostle rejoiced in his sufferings for Christ, and was desirous of filling up the afflictions of Christ in his flesh, for his body's sake, the church:
being made conformable unto his death; either in a spiritual sense dying daily unto sin, 1 Corinthians 15:31, having the affections, with the lusts, crucified, Galatians 5:24, and the deeds of the body mortified, Romans 8:13, and so planted in the likeness of his death, Romans 6:5; or rather in a corporeal sense, bearing always in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, 2 Corinthians 4:10, and being continually exposed to death for his sake, and ready to suffer it whenever called to it.
y T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. 2. z T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 118. 1. See Cetubot, fol. 111. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That I may know him - That I may be fully acquainted with his nature, his character, his work, and with the salvation which he has worked out. It is one of the highest objects of desire in the mind of the Christian to know Christ; see the notes at Ephesians 3:19.
And the power of his resurrection - That is, that I may understand and experience the proper influence which the fact of his resurrection should have on the mind. That influence would he felt in imparting the hope of immortality; in sustaining the soul in the prospect of death, by the expectation of being raised from the grave in like manner; and in raising the mind above the world; Romans 6:11. There is no one truth that will have greater power over us, when properly believed, than the truth that Christ has risen from the dead. His resurrection confirms the truth of the Christian religion (notes, 1 Corinthians 15:0); makes it certain that there is a future state, and that the dead will also rise; dispels the darkness that was around the grave, and shows us that our great interests are in the future world. The fact that Christ has risen from the dead, when fully believed, will produce a sure hope that we also shall be raised, and will animate us to bear trials for his sake, with the assurance that we shall be raised up as he was. One of the things which a Christian ought most earnestly to desire is, to feel the power of this truth on his soul - that his great Redeemer has burst the bands of death; has brought life and immortality to light, and has given us the pledge that our bodies shall rise. What trials may we not bear with this assurance? What is to be dreaded in death, if this is so? What glories rise to the view when we think of the resurrection! And what trifles are all the things which people seek here, when compared with the glory that shall be ours when we shall be raised from the dead!
And the fellowship of his sufferings - That I may participate in the same kind of sufferings that he endured; that is, that I may in all things be identified with him. Paul wished to be just like his Saviour. He felt that it was an honor to live as he did; to evince the spirit that he did, and to suffer in the same manner. All that Christ did and suffered was glorious in his view, and he wished in all things to resemble him. He did not desire merely to share his honors and triumphs in heaven, but, regarding his whole work as glorious, he wished to be wholly conformed to that, and, as far as possible, to be just like Christ. Many are willing to reign with Christ, out they would not be willing to suffer with him; many would be willing to wear a crown of glory like him, but not the crown of thorns; many would be willing to put on the robes of splendor which will be worn in heaven, but not the scarlet robe of contempt and mockery.
They would desire to share the glories and triumphs of redemption, but not its poverty, contempt, and persecution. This was not the feeling of Paul. He wished in all things to be just like Christ, and hence he counted it an honor to be permitted to suffer as he did. So Peter says, “Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings;” 1 Peter 4:13. So Paul says Colossians 1:24 that he rejoiced in his sufferings in behalf of his brethren, and desired “to fill up that which was behind, of the afflictions of Christ,” or that in which he had hitherto come short of the afflictions which Christ endured. The idea is, that it is an honor to suffer as Christ suffered; and that the true Christian will esteem it a privilege to be made just like him, not only in glory, but in trial. To do this, is one evidence of piety; and we may ask ourselves, therefore, whether these are the feelings of our hearts. Are we seeking merely the honors of heaven, or should we esteem it a privilege to be reproached and reviled as Christ was - to have our names cast out as his was - to be made the object of sport and derision as he was - and to be held up to the contempt of a world as he was? If so, it is an evidence that we love him; if not so, and we are merely seeking the crown of glory, we should doubt whether we have ever known anything of the nature of true religion.
Being made conformable to his death - In all things, being just like Christ - to live as he did, and to die as he did. There can be no doubt that Paul means to say that he esteemed it so desirable to be just like Christ, that he would regard it as an honor to die in the same manner. He would rejoice to go with him to the cross, and to pass through the circumstances of scorn and pain which attended such a death. Yet how few there are who would be willing to die as Christ died, and how little would the mass of people regard it as a privilege and honor! Indeed, it requires an elevated state of pious feeling to be able to say that it would be regarded as a privilege and honor to die like Christ to have such a sense of the loveliness of his character in all things, and such ardent attachment to him, as to rejoice in the opportunity of dying as he did! When we think of dying, we wish to have our departure made as comfortable as possible. We would have our sun go down without a cloud. We would wish to lie on a bed of down; we would have our head sustained by the kind arm of a friend, and not left to fall, in the intensity of suffering, on the breast; we would wish to have the place where we die surrounded by sympathizing kindred, and not by those who would mock our dying agonies. And, if such is the will of God, it is not improper to desire that our end may be peaceful and happy; but we should also feel, if God should order it otherwise, that it would be an honor, in the cause of the Redeemer, to die amidst reproaches - to be led to the stake, as the martyrs have been - or to die, as our Master did, on a cross. They who are most like him in the scenes of humiliation here, will be most like him in the realms of glory.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 10. That I may know him — To be the true and promised Messiah, and experience all that salvation which he has bought by his blood.
The power of his resurrection — In having this body of my humiliation raised from death, and made like unto his glorious body. This seems to be the sole meaning of the apostle; for it is in virtue of Christ's resurrection that we are to be raised incorruptible and immortal.
And the fellowship of his sufferings — Christ died, not only as a victim for sin, but as a martyr to the truth. No creature can have fellowship with him in his vicarious sufferings; as a martyr to the truth, St. Paul wished to imitate him. Not only in the apostle, but in the primitive Christians generally, there seems to have been a strong desire after martyrdom.
