Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

ighteousness which comes by the law, but it is now worth nothing because of a different
dispensation. It is this concrete fact which makes the other righteousness wrong. Paul’s attacks on
the Judaizers’ teaching are to be explained simply as a dogmatic denial: Judaism is wrong because it
is not Christianity. (P. O’Brien)
Philp. 3:9 Also (adjunctive) that I may be found (eu`ri,skw,
APSubj.1S, Ingressive, Modal, Intended Result; turn out to
be) in Him (Loc. Sph.; a continuous and progressive living in
union with Him on earth; building experiential sanctification
upon already obtained positional sanctification), not (neg.
particle) holding up (e;cw, PAPtc.NSM, Customary,
Circumstantial) my own (Poss. Acc.) righteousness (Acc. Dir.
Obj.) from the law (Abl. Means, Source), but (adversative)
that (Acc. Dir. Obj.; righteousness) through (by means of)
the faithfulness (Instr. Means; reliability, fidelity) of
Christ (Subj. Gen.; Christ is our righteousness), that (Nom.
Appos.) righteousness (Acc. Dir. Obj.) from God (Abl. Source;
origin) within the context of faith (Instr. Means, Dat. Ref.;
the means by which it is received, can also be "doctrine"),
WHO Philippians 3:9 kai. eu`reqw/ evn auvtw/| mh. e;cwn evmh.n dikaiosu,nhn th.n evk no,mou avlla. th.n
dia. pi,stewj Cristou/ th.n evk qeou/ dikaiosu,nhn evpi. th/| pi,stei
VUL Philippians 3:9 et inveniar in illo non habens meam iustitiam quae ex lege est sed illam quae
ex fide est Christi quae ex Deo est iustitia in fide
LWB Philp. 3:10 So that I may come to know Him [in spiritual self-esteem] and the power of
His resurrection [in spiritual autonomy] and the fellowship of His sufferings [in spiritual
maturity], taking on the same form unto His death [having attained supergrace A],
KW Philp. 3:10 Yes, for His sake I have been caused to forfeit all things, and I count them but
dung, in order that I might come to know Him in an experiential way, and to come to know
experientially the power of His resurrection and a joint-participation in His sufferings, being
brought to the place where my life will radiate a likeness to His death,
KJV Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship
of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS
Having drawn a contrast between the legitimate (faith) and illegitimate (law) ways of growing in
the spiritual life, Paul now outlines some of the steps along the way. First, his goal is to know
(Constative Aorist tense) or come to know (Ingressive Aorist tense) Jesus Christ, what is known
as the stage of spiritual self-esteem. Next his goal is to know the power (Latin: virtue) of His
resurrection, what is known as the stage of spiritual autonomy. Then his goal is to know the