Philippians 3:10

Easy To Read Version

All I want is to know Christ and the power of his rising from death. I want to share in Christ’s sufferings and become like him in his death.

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Matthew 20:23

Jesus said to them, “Truly you will suffer the same things that I will suffer. But I cannot choose the person that will sit at my right side or my left side. My Father has decided who will have those places. He has prepared those places for those people. Those places belong to them.”

John 10:18

No person takes my life away from me. I give my own life freely. I have the right to give my life. And I have the right to get it back again. This is what the Father told me.”

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people can know you, the only true God, and that people can know Jesus Christ, the One you sent.

Romans 8:17

If we are God’s children, then we will get the blessings God has for his people. We will get these things from God. God will give us all that he has given Christ. But we must suffer like Christ suffered. Then we will be able to share his glory.

Romans 8:29

God knew those people before he made the world. And God decided that those people would be like his Son (Jesus). Then Jesus would be the firstborn {\cf2\super [69]} of many brothers and sisters.

Romans 8:36

Like it is written in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [71]} :

2 Corinthians 1:10

God saved us from these great dangers of death. And God will continue to save us. We have put our hope in him, and he will continue to save us.

2 Corinthians 1:5

We share in the many sufferings of Christ. In the same way, much comfort comes to us through Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:4

It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross. But he lives now by God’s power. And it is true that we are weak in Christ. But for you we will be alive in Christ by God’s power.

Galatians 2:20

So the life that I live now is not really me—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave himself to save me.

Galatians 6:17

So don’t give me any more trouble. I have scars on my body. These scars show {\cf2\super [81]} that I belong to Jesus.

Ephesians 4:13

\{This work must continue\} until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge about the Son of God. We must become like a mature (perfect) person—we must grow until we become like Christ and have all his perfection.

Philippians 3:8

Not only those things, but now I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all those things \{I thought were important\}. And now I know that all those things are worthless trash. This allows me to have Christ.

Colossians 2:13

You were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self. But God made you alive with Christ. And God forgave all our sins.

Colossians 3:1

You were raised from death with Christ. So try to get the things in heaven. I mean the things where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s rising from death.

2 Peter 1:13

I think it is right for me to help you remember these things while I am still living here on earth.

1 John 2:3

If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we truly know God.

1 John 2:5

But when a person obeys God’s teaching, then God’s love has truly arrived at its goal in that person. This is how we know that we are following God:

Revelation 1:18

I am the One who lives. I was dead, but look: I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. {\cf2\super [11]}