Philippians 3:15

Toward the mark [κ α τ α σ κ ο π ο ν]. Rev., goal. Bear down upon [κ α τ α]. Skopov mark, only here in the New Testament. See on look, ch. 2 4. Used in the classics of a mark for shooting at, or as a moral or intellectual end. A somewhat similar figure occurs 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18, in the verb ajstocew to miss the aim or the shot. A. V., swerved and erred.

Prize [β ρ α β ε ι ο ν]. See on 1 Corinthians 9:24. Ignatius uses the word qema that which is deposited as a prize : a prize of money as distinct from the crown. "Be temperate as God's athlete. The prize is incorruption and eternal life" (to Polycarp, 2.). Chrysostom says : "He that runs looks not at the spectators, but at the prize. Whether they be rich or poor, if one mock them, applaud them, insult them, throw stones at them - if one plunder their house, if they see children or wife or anything whatsoever - the runner is not turned aside, but is concerned only with his running and winning the prize. He that runneth stoppeth nowhere; since, if he be a little remiss, all is lost. He that runneth relaxeth in no respect before the end, but then, most of all, stretcheth over the course."

High calling [α ν ω κ λ η σ ε ω ς]. Lit., upward calling. A calling which is from heaven and to heaven. Klhsiv calling, is habitually used in the New Testament of the act of calling. Compare Hebrews 3:1. The prize is bound up with the calling; promised when the call is issued, and given when the call is fulfilled. Philippians 3:1

5Perfect [τ ε λ ε ι ο ι]. Mature Christians. See On 1 Corinthians 2:6. Be thus minded. Lit., think this, or have this mind, namely, to forget the past and to press forward.