Philippians 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:10

That I may know him ( τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτόν ). For the grammatical construction, see Winer, sect. 44:b. For the sense, comp. John 17:3 , where Dr. Westcott notes, "In such a connection, Knowledge expresses the apprehension of the truth by the whole nature of man. It is not an acquaintance with facts as external, nor an intellectual conviction of their reality, but an appropriation of them (so to speak) as an influencing power into the very being of him who knows them." γινώσκειν ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:10

"The fellowship of his sufferings." I. THE CHRISTIAN IS CALLED INTO FELLOWSHIP OF HIS LORD 'S SUFFERINGS . 1 . He is called into fellowship with Christ. This is further implied by the clause, "becoming conformed unto his death." It is St. Paul's conception of the heart and essence of the Christian life. He constantly describes the process of our union with Christ as involving our repetition of Christ's experience of life, suffering, death, resurrection, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 3:10-11

The knowledge of Christ: its degrees and its purpose. I. THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS PERSON . This is the initiatory step. We must first recognize him to be our own God and Savior, and One who is to be altogether longed for. Nathanael thus knew him ( John 1:49 ), and St. Peter ( Matthew 16:16 ). II. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION . This is a step beyond the simple knowledge of his person. It can be found only in our own spiritual experience when... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:10

That I may know him - That I may be fully acquainted with his nature, his character, his work, and with the salvation which he has worked out. It is one of the highest objects of desire in the mind of the Christian to know Christ; see the notes at Ephesians 3:19.And the power of his resurrection - That is, that I may understand and experience the proper influence which the fact of his resurrection should have on the mind. That influence would he felt in imparting the hope of immortality; in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 3:8-11

Philippians 3:8-11. Yea doubtless Not only when I was first converted, but I still account both these and all things else, how valuable soever, to be but loss. Having said, in the preceding verse, that he counted his privileges as a Jew, and his righteousness by the law, to be loss, or things to be thrown away, he here adds, that he viewed in the same light all the things which men value themselves upon, and on which they build their hope of salvation: such as their natural and... 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 3:10

know. App-132 . power. App-172 . resurrection . App-178 . sufferings . Compare 2 Corinthians 1:5-7 . 1 Peter 4:13 . being made conformable. Greek. summorphoomai . Only here. See Philippians 3:21 . unto = to. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 3:10

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death; if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead.As Barry pointed out, "The order of these verses is notable and instructive[23] The three mountain peaks of interest are: (1) the resurrection of Christ; (2) the fellowship of Christians with him in sufferings; and (3) the glorious resurrection unto eternal life at the last day. The three-fold emphasis... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 3:10

Philippians 3:10. And the power of his resurrection,— The resurrection of Christ is one of the strongest confirmations of our holy religion; and therefore yields the greatest encouragement to the hopes and expectations of genuine Christians. Hence God is said to have begotten them again to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3. Some may perhaps imagine that St. Paul had not here a due regard to order in placing his words, because he speaks of Christ's... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philippians 3:10

10. That I may know him—experimentally. The aim of the "righteousness" just mentioned. This verse resumes, and more fully explains, "the excellency of the knowledge of Christ" ( :-). To know HIM is more than merely to know a doctrine about Him. Believers are brought not only to redemption, but to the Redeemer Himself. the power of his resurrection—assuring believers of their justification (Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:17), and raising them up spiritually with Him, by virtue of their... read more

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