Bible Strands
Philippians 3:15
All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Philippian believers immediately after declaring his pursuit of God’s heavenly calling and just before urging them to maintain their current spiritual standing.
The words — φρονῶμεν (phronōmen) literally means “we may reason” or “think,” while τέλειοι (teleioi) denotes those who are mature. ὅσοι (hosoi) restricts the address to “as many as” meet that standard of maturity.
The thread — The theme of divine clarification for differing views appears in John 7:17 and Galatians 5:10, where God’s revelation or confidence addresses conflicting perspectives. The pursuit of understanding through earnest seeking parallels Proverbs 2:3.
Why it lands — The text requires mature believers to maintain their current understanding while remaining open to God’s direct clarification if others hold different views. It demands practical consistency with current spiritual attainment rather than abstract speculation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Cross-references
- John 7:17 If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
- Galatians 5:10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
- Proverbs 2:3 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
- James 1:4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
- Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
- Matthew 5:48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- Isaiah 35:8 And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
- Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.