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Berean Standard Bible

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,”

Philippians 3:13

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Study note

After expressing his longing to know Christ and attain the resurrection, Paul adds an honest disclaimer in Philippians 3:12: he has not yet arrived or been made perfect. Some in Philippi may have thought spiritual maturity could be reached fully in this life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

World English Bible (WEB)

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

King James Version (KJV)

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

American Standard Version (ASV)

Brethren, I could not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing [I do], forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing -- the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Hermanos, yo mismo no hago cuenta de haberlo ya alcanzado; pero una cosa hago: olvidando ciertamente lo que queda atrás, y extendiéndome á lo que está delante,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hermanos, no pienso que yo ya lo haya alcanzado. Más bien, sigo adelante trabajando, me olvido de lo que quedó atrás y me esfuerzo por alcanzar lo que está adelante.

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