Phili 3:12-14 | Family | STEP | Not as though I had already attained ; the prize of my high calling, mentioned below, verse . Apprehend ; obtain that heavenly glory for which Christ had arrested and called him when a persecutor, and for which, through faith and patience and much tribulation, He was preparing him.

Philippians 3:12-14

Not as though I had already attained; the prize of my high calling, mentioned below, verse Php 3:14.

Apprehend; obtain that heavenly glory for which Christ had arrested and called him when a persecutor, and for which, through faith and patience and much tribulation, He was preparing him. To have apprehended; the fulness of that to which he was appointed, and which he most earnestly desired.

Reaching forth; as a racer, who never looks back, but always bends forward in his race. I press toward the mark; the goal at the end of the course.

For the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus; the prize which God's heavenly calling has in view. This prize is perfect likeness to and full glory with Christ, for which Christians were led to renounce their sins, believe on him, and devote their life to his service. Joh 17:24; 1Jo 3:2.