Philippians 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“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,”
Philippians 3:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philippians 3:828 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Philippians 3:8
In our contests with heretics, we must make the attack with minds in vigor, that they may be able to give exact attention. I will therefore begin nay present discourse where the last ended. And what was that? Having enumerated every Jewish boast, both those from his birth, and those that were from choice, he added, “Howbeit, what things were gain to me, these have I counted to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I suffered the loss of…
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Lena HoffmannNote3mo agoEverything Else Fades When You See Jesus
Paul says he's given up everything to know Jesus, and he counts previous achievements as rubbish by comparison. I grew up in an achievement culture where your worth was measured by grades, career adva...
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Omar HassanNote3mo agoRubbish Compared to Knowing Christ
Paul lists his credentials - Hebrew heritage, studied under the best rabbi, zealous, blameless according to the law. Everything he built his identity on, he calls rubbish. The word is skubala, which a...
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