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PHILIPPIANS 3:12 e;labon h' h;dh tetelei,wmai
The Textus Receptus, following several Western witnesses (D* Gc itar,
d, (g) Irenaeuslat Ambrosiaster) as well as î46, reads e;labon h'
h;dh dedikai,wmai...
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Verse 12. _NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED_] Ουχ ὁτι
ηδη ελαβον· _For I have not yet received_ the prize; I am
not glorified, for I have not finished my course; and I have a
_conflict_ still to...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED - This verse and the two
following are full of allusions to the Grecian races. “The word
rendered ‘attained’ signifies, to have arrived at the goal and won
the pri...
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III. CHRIST, THE OBJECT AND THE GOAL
CHAPTER 3
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1. The true circumcision (Philippians 3:1)
2. Paul's past experience (Philippians 3:4)
3. The one passion (Philippians 3:8)...
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PHP_3:10-16. AIM AND ASPIRATION. In exchange for the proud Jewish
privileges that he has renounced, Paul has a new pursuit. His aim is
to know Christ and the power that comes from His resurrection, th...
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THE INDESTRUCTIBLE JOY (Php_3:1)
_ 3:1 As for what remains, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no
trouble to me to write the same things to you, and for you it is
safe._
Paul sets down two very...
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Not that I have already obtained this, or that I am already all
complete but I press on to try to grasp that for which I have been
grasped by Jesus Christ. Brothers, I do not count myself to have
obta...
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AS THOUGH. that.
HAD. Omit.
ATTAINED. received.
PERFECT. perfected. App-125.
FOLLOW AFTER. Same as Philippians 3:6 (persecuting), and Philippians
3:14 (press).
APPREHEND. Greek. _katalambano._ See...
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On the other hand, his spiritual condition is one of progress, not
perfection
12. _Not as though_&c. This reserve, so emphatic and solemn, appears
to be suggested by the fact, brought out more fully b...
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HIS SPIRITUAL CONDITION IS ONE OF PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION...
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ὙΠῸ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂. So אA, 47 73 80, vulg copt
arm, Chrys Aug. BD2*G2, 17, goth, Clem Or (Lat. transl.) Tert Hilar
read ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ. The evidence is well balanced. Tisch
Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, WH Χριστοῦ [Ἰη...
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ΟΎΧ ΌΤ не потому, чтобы. Этим он
предотвращать ложное впечатление,
которое может возникнуть из его
предыдущих слов,
ΈΛΑΒΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) (RWP),
принимать, получать. _Aor._ указы...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY, &C.— "This I say not as if I had
already attained to all that I wish to be, or were already
_perfected:_ for I am truly sensible how far I am from that consummate
perfecti...
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12. NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED, OR AM ALREADY MADE PERFECT: BUT
I PRESS ON, IF SO BE THAT I MAY LAY HOLD ON THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I WAS
LAID HOLD ON BY CHRIST JESUS.
_Translation and Paraphrase_...
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Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect:
but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am
apprehended of Christ Jesus.
'Not that I,' etc. (let me not b...
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_ THE LIVING EXAMPLES_
19 The word soul has lost its significance in English, especially in
its compounds, hence we render idiomatically "good cheer," for "well
souled" and "equally sensitive" for "e...
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3:12 also (f-26) _ Epi_ , with dative, 'that I have been taken
possession of' is the condition in virtue of which he expected the
result. 'He would get possession ' but 'also he had been taken
posses...
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DANGERS AND HOPES OF THE PRESENT SITUATION
_V. Interjected Warnings (Philippians 3:1)_
§ 11. PHILIPPIANS 3:1. FINALLY (lit. 'For the rest'), MY BRETHREN,
brings the close of the letter in sight (see...
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LETTER OF JOY
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 3
PAUL WARNS THEM AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS 3:1-3
V1 Finally, my friends, *rejoice in the *Lord. To write the same
things to yo...
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NOT AS THOUGH... — The tenses are here varied. _Not as though I ever
yet attained, or have been already made perfect._ To “attain,” or
_receive_ (probably the prize, see Philippians 3:14), is a single...
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[7.
Words of Warning (Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3).
(1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS.
(_a_)
_Warning against confidence_ “_in the flesh,”_ illustrated by his
own renunciation of all Jewish privileg...
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CHAPTER 14
CHRISTIAN LIFE A RACE.
Philippians 3:12 (R.V.)
VARIOUS passages in this Epistle suggest that the Apostle's Philippian
friends or some of them were relaxing in diligence; they were failing...
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CHAPTER 11
THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.
Philippians 3:8 (R.V.)
MR. ALEXANDER KNOX, in a letter to a friend, makes the following
remark: "Religion contains two sets of truths, which I may venture to
deno...
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οὐχ ὅτι. There is a curious difference (see W-M [57]., p. 746)
between the use of this phrase in classical and in N.T. Greek.
λέγω is understood in both cases, but in the classical language
the usage...
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THE MARK OF THE MATURE CHRISTIAN, TO PRESS FORWARD....
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LOSING ALL TO KNOW CHRIST
Philippians 3:1
Precept must be on precept, line on line. The false teachers who
dogged Paul's steps insisted on rigid conformity to Judaism, with its
rabbinical accretions,...
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This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he
emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then
referring to these things as gains (the word in the original is
plural...
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PAUL DID NOT COUNT HIMSELF AS SUCCESSFUL
Despite all the good he had done, Paul could still say he needed to
grow in the Lord's service. It will be remembered, from the last
lesson, that Paul hoped to...
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Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but
I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am (l)
apprehended of Christ Jesus.
(l) For we run only as far for...
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Not as though I had already attained the happiness I hope for, or am
now become perfect as to that perfection in virtue, which I must
always endeavour to increase in; but, like a person still running...
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(1) В¶ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same
things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
(2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the conci...
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There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space
to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be
said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
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12_Not as though I had already apprehended _Paul insists upon _this,
_that he may convince the Philippians that he thinks of nothing but
Christ — knows nothing else — desires nothing else — is occupie...
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In Chapter 3 Paul resumes his exhortation; but it was not burdensome
to him, and it was safe for them (danger being present and his tender
love watchful), to renew his warnings and instructions respec...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED,.... Or "received"; he had
received much grace out of the fulness of it in Christ; he had
received the gift of righteousness, the forgiveness of his sins, and
the...
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Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but
I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am
apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Ver. 12. _But I follow after_] Gr....
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_Not as though I had already attained_ Ουχ οτι ηδη
ελαβον, literally, _not that I have already received_, namely,
the blessings which I am in pursuit of, even that complete knowledge
of Christ, of the...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED; the prize of my high calling,
mentioned below, verse Philippians 3:14.
APPREHEND; obtain that heavenly glory for which Christ had arrested
and called him when a...
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SANCTIFICATION FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION, AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE
CHRISTIAN HOPE.
The Christian's eagerness in sanctification:...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED, EITHER WERE ALREADY PERFECT; BUT
I FOLLOW AFTER IF THAT I MAY APPREHEND THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I AM
APPREHENDED OF CHRIST JESUS....
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It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of
"rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation,
he is not wearied in repeating "the same things..... For you it is...
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Let's Win the Race!
1 Peter 3:12-16
1. KEY WORDS
12 Attained, perfect, apprehend
13 Count, forgetting, reaching, before
14 Press, mark, prize, calling
15 Perfect, minded, reveal
16 Walk, rule,...
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“Not that. have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but.
press on, if so be that. may lay hold on that for which also. was laid
hold on by Christ Jesus”
“NOT THAT. HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED”: “I...
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12-21 This simple dependence and earnestness of soul, were not
mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made
perfect in the Saviour's likeness. He forgot the things which wer...
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NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED, EITHER WERE ALREADY PERFECT: by
an elegant anticipation and correction, lest any should conclude from
what he had written, as if he were now arrived at the height...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when that which is
perfect has come, the things which are in part shall be done
away."[109]
Clement of Alexandria...
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Php_3:12 Not G3756 that G3754 already G2235 attained G2983 (G5627) or
G2228 already G2235 perfected G5048 (G5769) but G1161 on
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‘Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect, but I
press on, if indeed I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid
hold on by Christ Jesus.'
These words would seem to confirm th...
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HIS KNOWING OF CHRIST INVOLVES PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN THE POWER OF
HIS RESURRECTION, AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN HIS SUFFERINGS,
BY HIMSELF RECOGNISING THAT HE HAS DIED WITH CHRIST. AND HIS...
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Philippians 3:12. NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED. He has been
speaking of righteousness which is God's free gift to the faithful, as
distinct from that righteousness which the Jew sought by the work...
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_Preparation to conclude, interrupted by a digression on false
teaching,_ 3-16.
St. Paul has now touched on all the topics on which he is about to
write to the Philippians as their special concern, an...
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NOT THAT
(ουχ οτ). To guard against a misunderstanding as in John 6:26;
John 12:6; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Philippians 4:11;...
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PERFECT
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:48). _...
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Philippians 3:12
Our Christian Aim.
I. Progress is not identical with growth. In speaking of progress, we
take account of human endeavour, and not only of Divine law. It is not
only that the minute g...
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Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should
write to you, I would say, Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.'
I...
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Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
Let this be the end of everything; before you get to the end of it,
and when you do get to the end of it, «rejoice in the Lord.» It is
in...
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The Holy Ghost incited this Epistle by the pen of his servant Paul.
May he also write it on our hearts!
Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
When you get to «finally,» when...
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CONTENTS: Christ, the object of the believer's faith, desire and
expectation.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Let those reckon themselves unspeakable losers, who by
adhering t...
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Philippians 3:2. _Beware of dogs,_ judaizing teachers and false
apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in
ignorance against the person of Christ, and the gospel of God our
Saviour....
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I DO NOT CLAIM. Evidently the false teachers claimed they were
righteous because they obeyed The Law, and that they had already been
raised from death. Paul makes no such claim!!! The prize still is i...
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ON THE TRAIL
I follow after. Philippians 3:12 (AV).
“ Follow my Leader” is a great game. But to make it a thorough
success the leader must not be one who simply goes up one garden path
and down ano...
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PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 3:12 Paul stresses that he is not
ALREADY PERFECT. He still struggles with sin. Jesus’ return and the
end of sin remains in the future....
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PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 3:1 Opponents of the Gospel: Where
Does Righteousness Come From? Paul calls on the Philippians to
rejoice in the Lord (v. Philippi
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Philippians 3:12. NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED.—The word for
“attained” may possibly refer to the turning-point in St. Paul’s
history, and so the phrase would...
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EXPOSITION
PHILIPPIANS 3:1
FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD. This word "finally"
(τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to introduce a
practical conclusion after the doctrinal portion...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Philippians 3.
Again, remember that the background of this epistle, Paul is chained
to a Roman soldier in Rome, in prison, writing to the Philippians. The
keynote of...
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1 Corinthians 13:10; 1 Peter 3:11; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:15;...
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Not as though [ο υ χ ο τ ι]. Lit., not that, as Rev. By this I
do not mean to say that. For similar usage, see John 7:22; 2
Corinthians 1:24; Philippians 4:17.
Had attained - were perfect [ε λ α β ο ν...
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SEVEN PAIRS OF THINGS
A Message of Contrasts
Philippians 3:4
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There is much said in the Bible by way of contrast. Heaven is
contrasted with hell; life is contrasted with death; r...
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Our apostle here compares himself to. person running in. race; the
prize which he did contend and run for, was, perfection in grace. The
highest degree of which, in this life, consists in. desire and...