That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Parallel translations
- WEB that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
- BSB I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
- NKJV that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
- NASB that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
- NLT I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
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Quick answer
Paul's aim is to know Christ, the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, conformed to His death. Knowing Christ includes sharing both His power and His suffering.
Overview
Having received Christ's righteousness, Paul longs to know Christ ever more deeply and personally. This knowledge embraces resurrection power for living and fellowship in suffering that conforms him to Christ's death. The Christian life follows the pattern of cross then resurrection, suffering now and glory to come.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gal 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
- 1 Pet 4:1–2Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
- 2 Tim 2:11–12It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
- Rom 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
- Rom 6:3–11Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
- Eph 1:19–21And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- 1 Pet 4:13–14But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
- 1 Jn 2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
- Phil 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
- Col 3:1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
- John 11:25–26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
- Col 1:24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
- 2 Cor 1:5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 2 Cor 4:10–13Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
- 2 Cor 13:4For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
- Rom 8:10–11And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
- Rom 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
- 1 Jn 2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
- John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- Col 2:13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
- 1 Cor 15:21–23For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
- Rev 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
- John 5:21–29For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
- 2 Cor 1:10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
- Eph 4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
- John 10:18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
- Matt 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
- Acts 2:31–38He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
- 1 Th 4:14–15For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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