“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ — the massive reversal (alla) turns from listing gains to evaluating them. Kerdē (gains, profits) now appear as apobolia (loss, refuse). 'For the sake of Christ' (heneken Christou) establishes Christ as the revaluation standard. Everything previously treasured is disvalued by comparison to Christ.
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