Philippians 3:8
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Yea 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,”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
κερδαίνω
I may gain
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κερδαίνω
To gain, to profit, to acquire. Kerdaino. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul. The world offers much and costs everything. Christ costs everything and gives more.
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πᾶς
all things
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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Ἰησοῦς
Christ
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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γνῶσις
Knowledge
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γνῶσις
Knowledge, understanding, insight. Gnosis. The knowledge of God. True knowledge begins with knowing God. All other knowledge is context. This is the content.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἡγέομαι
I count
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ἡγέομαι
To consider, to regard, to esteem. In humility consider others more important than yourself. This is the mind of Christ.
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ὑπερέχω
is excelling
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ὑπερέχω
to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority
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χρεία
Excellence
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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ζημιόω
I have lost
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ζημιόω
to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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σκύβαλον
rubbish
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σκύβαλον
what is thrown to the dogs, i.e. refuse (ordure)
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μενοῦνγε
rather
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μενοῦνγε
so then at least
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ζημία
loss
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ζημία
detriment
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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