Philippians 3:15 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-16

Practical exhortation to unity in religious life. The apostle gathers up the conclusion to be drawn from the preceding verses. "Therefore let us, as many as be perfect, mind the same thing." I. CONSIDER THE DUTY OF BELIEVERS TO WALK IN THE FULNESS OF PRESENT TRUTH . The saints, who are here described as perfect, including that very apostle who had just said he was not perfect, are to be regarded as perfect in the sense of adultness of understanding. They were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-16

A deficient faith will be accepted and enlightened if it be held in a good conscience. The true law of spiritual progress has been laid down by St. Paul in the foregoing verses. At the same time, there are many who appear to be making such progress without any clear idea of these conditions or any definite grasp of the gospel scheme. How are we to regard such? I. AS NOT FULLY ENLIGHTENED . He who is perfect, i.e. full grown in Christian experience, will realize that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-17

Moral perfection. "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample." Three thoughts are suggested here concerning moral perfections. I. THAT MORAL PERFECTION IS ATTAINABLE IN THIS ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:15

Let us therefore, as many as be perfect - see the notes at Philippians 3:12. Or, rather, those who would be perfect; or who are aiming at perfection. It can hardly be supposed that the apostle would address them as already perfect, when he had just said of himself that lie had not attained to that state. But those whom he addressed might be supposed to be aiming at perfection, and he exhorts them, therefore, to have the same spirit that he himself had, and to make the same efforts which he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 3:15-16

Philippians 3:15-16. Let us, as many as are perfect As many as are genuine believers in Christ, thorough Christians, justified and regenerated, new creatures in Christ, and so fit for the Christian race of duty and suffering; be thus minded Minded as I have said that I am, namely, inclined and determined to press forward with zeal and diligence to still higher attainments in holiness, usefulness, and patient sufferings, till as Christ was, they are made in this world. Let us apply wholly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 3:1-16

3:1-21 THE WAY TO PERFECTIONPaul’s testimony (3:1-16)At this point Paul repeats warnings that he gave the Philippian church some time earlier concerning Judaisers. He calls the Judaisers ‘dogs’ because they like to ‘cut the flesh’ of people; that is, they insist that they must circumcise Gentiles before those Gentiles can be saved. The true people of God, whom Paul calls the ‘true circumcision’, are not those who have carried out a ceremony to put a mark in their bodies, but those who have... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 3:15

perfect. App-126 . be thus minded = have this in mind. Greek. phroneo, as in verses: Php 16:19 . be . . . minded . Same word. otherwise . Greek. heteros . Only used thus here. Compare App-124 . reveal . App-106 . even = also. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 3:15

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you.We agree with Mounce that "There is no reproachful irony here (Lightfoot)." The perfection in Christ was a very real and genuine thing to Paul; and thus it should be to every Christian. Again, reference is made to the article on this subject under Ephesians 1:4.This also shall God reveal ... Lipscomb applied this to all "having a sincere desire to know and to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 3:15

Philippians 3:15. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, &c.— "Such is the situation of my own mind, and the ardour of desire with which I am pressing after farther attainments in the Divine life. Let as many of us therefore as are perfect in any degree, and initiated, if I may so express it, into the holy mysteries of our religion, into the deep things of God, who have known him that is from the beginning (1 John 2:13-14.), attend to this as our great business and aim; and if any of you... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:15

15. therefore—resuming :-. "As many of us then, as are perfect," that is, full grown (no longer "babes") in the Christian life (Philippians 3:3, "worshipping God in the Spirit, and having no confidence in the flesh"), Philippians 3:3- :, fully established in things of God. Here, by "perfect," he means one fully fit for running [BENGEL]; knowing and complying with the laws of the course (Philippians 3:3- :). Though "perfect" in this sense, he was not yet "made perfect" (Greek) in the sense... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:15-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 3:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 3:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 3:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 3:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 3:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:15

Group of Brands