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Philippians 3:14

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

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ASV

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

KJV

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
κατὰkatatowardG2596 →
σκοπὸνskopon[the] goalG4649 →
διώκωdiōkōI press onG1377 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
βραβεῖονbrabeionprizeG1017 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
ἄνωanōupwardG507 →
κλήσεωςklēseōscallingG2821 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ΧριστῷChristōChristG5547 →
Ἰησοῦ.IēsouJesus.G2424 →

The walk

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1 Corinthians 9:24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.2 Timothy 4:7–8I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.Romans 8:28–30And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.1 Peter 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.Hebrews 6:1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.2 Thessalonians 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,Romans 9:23–24What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

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The Arrival at Calvary — obedient unto death — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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