Philippians 3:11

If . App-118 .

by any means . As Acts 27:12 .

attain . Greek. katantao . See Acts 16:1 .

unto . App-104 .

resurrection = out-resurrection. App-178 . Only here.

of the dead . All the texts read, "the one from (Greek. ek) the dead", making the expression emphatic. App-189 . The term resurrection of the dead ( anastasis nekron) is of frequent occurrence (Matthew 22:31 .Acts 17:32 ; Acts 23:6 . 1 Corinthians 15:12 , 1 Corinthians 15:13 , 1 Corinthians 15:21 , 1 Corinthians 15:42 .Hebrews 6:2 , &c.), and includes the resurrection to life, of the just, and the resurrection to judgment, of the unjust (John 5:29 . Acts 24:15 .Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:2 ). Resurrection from the dead (ek nekron) implies the resurrection of some, the former of these two classes, the others being left behind. See Luke 20:35 .Acts 4:2 . Paul had no doubt of attaining to this, as may he seen from 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 , written some ten years before. The exanastasis must therefore mean a further selection of some before the anastasis of 1 Thessalonians 4:14 , and Paul was not yet sure of attaining to this. Perhaps he had the assurance when he wrote 2 Timothy 4:7 . It is noteworthy that there is no reference to any living ones being caught up, or any parousia of the Lord here, as in 1 Thessalonians 4:15 , 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ,