11 translations · Greek
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
Philippians 3:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
- KJV King James Version
- And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- not having my righteousness, which [is] of law, but that which [is] through faith from Christ—the righteousness that is of God by faith,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I want to be found in him, not being right because of what I've done, or what the law requires, but made right through confidence in Christ, set right by God through trusting in him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- not having my righteousness, which [is] of law, but that which [is] through faith of Christ — the righteousness that is of God by the faith,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which [would be] on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which [is] of God through faith,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| εὑρεθῶ | heurethō | be found | G2147 εὑρίσκω to find/meet |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 μή not |
| ἔχων | echōn | having | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ἐμὴν | emēn | my own | G1699 ἐμός mine |
| δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| νόμου | nomou | [the] law | G3551 νόμος law |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| τὴν | tēn | that which | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διὰ | dia | [is] through | G1223 διά through/because of |
| πίστεως | pisteōs | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | in Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
| δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on the basis of | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστει | pistei | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- Galatians 2:16
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
- Romans 4:5–6
But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
- Romans 4:13–15
For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect. For the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
- Romans 1:17
For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”
- Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
- Isaiah 53:11
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.
- Romans 9:30–32
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith; but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness. Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
- Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
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.
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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