Filipi 2:27

2:27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. ¹  But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

Filipi 3:12

Keep Going Forward

3:12 Not that I have already attained this – that is, I have not already been perfected – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. ² 

Filipi 3:14

3:14 with this goal in mind, ³  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ⁴  in Christ Jesus.

[2:27]  ¹ tn Grk “For he became ill to the point of death.”

[3:12]  ² tn Grk “that for which I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” The passive has been translated as active in keeping with contemporary English style.

[3:14]  ³ tn Grk “according to the goal.”

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “prize, namely, the heavenly calling of God.”