en_tn_condensed/php/03/12.md

# obtained these things

These include knowing Christ, knowing the power of his resurrection, sharing in Christ's suffering, and being united with Christ in his death and resurrection. Paul urges the believers at Philippi to follow his present example because of heaven and the new bodies that wait for believers. He speaks, knowing that God will allow him to live forever in heaven, as if he were a runner racing for the finish line. 

# or am already perfect

"so I am not yet perfect" or "so I am not yet mature"

# but I press on

"but I keep trying"

# to take hold of that for which I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus

"to receive these things for which Jesus claimed me as his own". Receiving spiritual things from Christ is spoken of as if Paul could grasp them with his hands, and Jesus choosing Paul to belong to him is spoken of as if Jesus grasped Paul with his hands.
From changes made because of ULB issues 2018-05-18 15:25:11 +00:00			`# obtained these things`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Update 'php/03/12.md' 2024-03-01 16:55:27 +00:00			`These include knowing Christ, knowing the power of his resurrection, sharing in Christ's suffering, and being united with Christ in his death and resurrection. Paul urges the believers at Philippi to follow his present example because of heaven and the new bodies that wait for believers. He speaks, knowing that God will allow him to live forever in heaven, as if he were a runner racing for the finish line.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
From changes made because of ULB issues 2018-05-18 15:25:11 +00:00			`# or am already perfect`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"so I am not yet perfect" or "so I am not yet mature"`

From changes made because of ULB issues 2018-05-18 15:25:11 +00:00			`# but I press on`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
From changes made because of ULB issues 2018-05-18 15:25:11 +00:00			`"but I keep trying"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
From changes made because of ULB issues 2018-05-18 15:25:11 +00:00			`# to take hold of that for which I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Update 'php/03/12.md' 2024-03-01 16:55:27 +00:00			`"to receive these things for which Jesus claimed me as his own". Receiving spiritual things from Christ is spoken of as if Paul could grasp them with his hands, and Jesus choosing Paul to belong to him is spoken of as if Jesus grasped Paul with his hands.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00