Philippians 3:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Philippians 3:6

4 though ^aI also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I ^bmore so:

5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, ^aof the tribe of Benjamin, ^ba Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, ^ca Pharisee;

6 concerning zeal, ^apersecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 But ^awhat things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.

8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss ^afor the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ

9 and be found in Him, not having ^amy own righteousness, which is from the law, but ^bthat which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

10 that I may know Him and the ^apower of His resurrection, and ^bthe fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

11 if, by any means, I may ^aattain to the resurrection from the dead.

Pressing Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already ^aattained, or am already ^bperfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have¹ apprehended; but one thing I do, ^aforgetting those things which are behind and ^breaching forward to those things which are ahead,

Verse Comparison: Philippians 3:6

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American Standard Version
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

Amplified® Bible
As to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and by the Law's standard of righteousness (supposed justice, uprightness, and right standing with God) I was proven to be blameless {and} no fault was found with me.

Contemporary English Version
And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.

Darby English Version
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;

Good News Bible
and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.

International Standard Version
As far as zeal is concerned, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as the righteousness that is in the law is concerned, I was perfect.

King James Version
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

New American Standard Bible
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.

New International Version
as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless.

New King James Version
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which lies in the Law, found blameless.

Revised Standard Version
as to zeal a persecutor of the church, as to righteousness under the law blameless.

Young's Literal Translation
according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

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