Bible Strands
Philippians 3:10
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul, writing from prison to the Philippians, has just discarded his own law-based righteousness (v.9) and is now naming what he wants in its place.
The words — γνῶναι (gnōnai), aorist infinitive of γινώσκω, means to know through experience and relationship, not merely to possess information about.
The thread — The pattern of dying with Christ and rising with Him recurs in Galatians 2:20, 1 Peter 4:1, and 2 Timothy 2:11.
Why it lands — Paul lists resurrection power, shared suffering, conformation to death, and resurrection from the dead as a single arc, asking whether the reader's knowledge of Christ is experiential or merely factual.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Cross-references
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- 1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
- 2 Timothy 2:11 This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
- Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- Romans 6:3 Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
- Ephesians 1:19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
- 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- 1 John 2:3 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
- Colossians 3:1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.