“The Law and the Prophets were until John came; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is being proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.
Philippians 3:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. More versionsKing 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 came; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is being proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.
Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.
For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,
For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh—
Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, initiatory visions, puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking,
urging and encouraging you and pleading that you 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 according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God,
Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.
And 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, support, strengthen, and establish you.
His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence.
To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.