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11 if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.(A)

Forward in Christ.[a] 12 (B)It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity,[b] but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. 13 Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:12–16 To be taken possession of by Christ does not mean that one has already arrived at perfect spiritual maturity. Paul and the Philippians instead press on, trusting in God.
  2. 3:12 Attained perfect maturity: possibly an echo of the concept in the mystery religions of being an initiate, admitted to divine secrets.

11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection(A) from the dead.

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,(B) but I press on to take hold(C) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.(D) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(E) and straining toward what is ahead,

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