“The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently.
Philippians 3:14 - Revised Standard Version I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. American Standard Version (1901) I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Common English Bible The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version I pursue the destination, the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus. |
“The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.
Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago,
Therefore, holy brethren, who share in a heavenly call, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Therefore gird up your minds, be sober, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.