King James Version

Philippians 3:14

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here.

κατὰkatatowardκατάpreposition — “toward”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.towardσκοπὸνskoponmarkσκοπός (skopos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “mark”, the object formG4649a watcher; a goal, a mark aimed at.the markδιώκωdiōkōto pursueδιώκωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to pursue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βραβεῖονbrabeionprizeβραβεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “prize”, the object formG1017a prize.the prizeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνωanōof the highἄνωadverb — “of the high”G507up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region.of the highκλήσεωςklēseōscallingκλῆσις (klēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “calling”, the of-formG2821a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call.callingτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ChristἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesus

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπὶepiforἐπίpreposition — “for”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to the mark I pursue for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

to the mark I pursue for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

World English Bible

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Darby Translation

I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus.

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