11 translations · Greek
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Not that I already obtained, or have already been perfected, but I pursue, if I also may lay hold of that for which I was also laid hold of by Christ Jesus;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Not that I've already got it all, or that I'm already perfect—but I run so that I might win what was won for me by Christ Jesus.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Not that I have already obtained [the prize], or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession [of it], seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus].
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I pursue, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended by Christ Jesus.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Not as though I has already attained, or were already perfect; but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὐχ | Ouch | Not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἤδη | ēdē | — | G2235 ἤδη already |
| ἔλαβον | elabon | I have already obtained [all this] | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 ἤ or |
| ἤδη | ēdē | — | G2235 ἤδη already |
| τετελείωμαι | teteleiōmai | have already been made perfect | G5048 τελειόω to perfect |
| διώκω | diōkō | I press on | G1377 διώκω to pursue |
| δὲ | de | but | G1161 δέ then |
| εἰ | ei | — | G1487 εἰ if |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| καταλάβω | katalabō | to take hold of | G2638 καταλαμβάνω to grasp |
| ἐφ’ | eph’ | that for which | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| ᾧ | hō | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| κατελήμφθην | katelēmphthēn | took hold of me | G2638 καταλαμβάνω to grasp |
| ὑπὸ | hypo | — | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 6:11–12
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
- 2 Peter 1:5–8
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness; and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. …
- Psalm 138:8
Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.
- Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”
- 1 Peter 3:11–13
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Isaiah 51:1
“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
- Philippians 3:13–14
Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 13:21
make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 1:4
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
13 Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Read all of Philippians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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