Philippians 3:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

I count

Philippians 3:8

Philippians 1:18

Philippians 4:11

Forgetting

Luke 9:62

2 Corinthians 5:16

Hebrews 6:1

And reaching

Bible References

I count

Yes, indeed, I certainly do count everything as loss compared with the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have lost everything, and value it all as mere refuse, in order to gain Christ

What difference then does it make? In one way or another, whether in pretense or in sincerity, Christ is being preached, and that is the thing that makes me glad; yes, more too, I will continue to be glad of it,

Not that I refer to any personal want, for I have learned to be contented in whatever circumstances I am.

Forgetting

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and then continues to look back, is fitted for service in the kingdom of God."

So from this moment on, I do not estimate anybody by the standard of outward appearances. Although I once did estimate Christ by this standard, I do not do so any longer.

So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God,

And reaching

So, my dearly loved friends, as you have always been obedient, so now with reverence and awe keep on working clear down to the finishing point of your salvation not only as though I were with you but much more because I am away;

But now, as there are no more places for me to occupy in this part of the world, and as I have for many years been longing to come to see you,

Do you not know that in a race the runners all run, but only one can get the prize? You must run in such a way that you can get the prize.

Therefore, as we have so vast a crowd of spectators in the grandstands, let us throw off every impediment and the sin that easily entangles our feet, and run with endurance the race for which we are entered,