Philippians 3:13-14
What is written? (ESV)
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
What does it say?
Fellow Christians, I do not consider that I have already obtained the goal. Forgetting what lies behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press toward the prize of God's upward call in Christ Jesus.
What is its immediate context?
Paul is urging them to “rejoice in the Lord” (vs 1) in spite of the false teachers among them. He has just expressed his own striving to attain “the resurrection from the dead” (vs 11). This is what he has “not yet obtained” (vs 12) but continues to “press on toward.”
How Philippians 3:13-14 is applied across Bible answers
Is there an inward call of God?
There is an "upward call" (e.g. higher calling) to which we should all strive. It is from God and through Christ.
