Philippians 3:12

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Philippians 3:12

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Summary

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.

I had

Already perfect

I follow

That i

Philippians 3:14

1 Timothy 6:12

Apprehended

Bible References

I had

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,

If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!

For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

Already perfect

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,
and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
Lord, Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

But when the perfect comes,
the partial will come to an end.

Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.

In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.

for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

equip you with all that is good to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to Him forever and ever.

Amen.

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.

Amen.

I follow

I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were cut,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

and is well known for good works—that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.

and he must turn away

from evil

and do what is good.
He must seek peace

and pursue it,

That i

I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

Apprehended

The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule over Your surrounding enemies.

As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.

In love

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.