Philippians 3:10,12
Philippians 3:10-11 The Message (MSG)
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.
Philippians 3:12-14 The Message (MSG)
I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.
Philippians 3:10 King James Version (KJV)
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death
Philippians 3:12 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Philippians 3:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death
Philippians 3:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:10 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Philippians 3:12 New Century Version (NCV)
I do not mean that I am already as God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal, but I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that, which is the reason he made me his.
Philippians 3:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death
Philippians 3:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Philippians 3:10 New International Version (NIV)
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death
Philippians 3:12 New International Version (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Philippians 3:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death
Philippians 3:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
Philippians 3:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]
Philippians 3:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Not that I have already obtained it [this goal of being Christlike] or have already been made perfect, but I actively press on so that I may take hold of that [perfection] for which Christ Jesus took hold of me and made me His own. [1 Cor 9:24; 1 Tim 6:12]
Philippians 3:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
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
Philippians 3:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.
Philippians 3:10 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and become like him in his death.
Philippians 3:12 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.
Philippians 3:10 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death
