The law. The Mosaic law. See on Rom. ii. 12. The va- lidity of that law was the principle upheld by the Judaizers.
A Pharisee. See Acts xxiii.6; Gal.i.14. Compare on the whole verse, 2 Cor. xi. 22.
6. Zeal. Ironical.
Blameless (yevouevos dweumrtos). The A. V. does not render the participle, proven or found. Rev., correctly, found blame- less.
1. What things (dria). The double relative classifies; things which came under the category of gain. Compare Gal. iv. 24; Col. ii. 28.
Gain (xépdn). Lit., gains. So Rev., in margin, and better. The various items of privilege are regarded separately.
I counted loss (frynuat Gnutav). Better, as Rev., have counted. The perfect tense implies that he still counts them as loss. See on ver. 8. Notice the singular number doss, and the plural gains. The various gains are all counted as one loss.
8. Vea doubtless (ava pep obv). “AXA but, ver. 7, puts that verse in direct contrast with the preceding verse. “AdAa yea or verily, in this verse affirms more than the preceding statement, while ovy therefore (not rendered), collects and concludes from what has been previously said: Yea verily therefore.
All things. An advance on those (things) of ver. 7.
For the excellency, etc. (6:2). On account of: because the knowledge of Christ is so much greater than all things else.
I have suffered the loss (€fjus@dInv). Rev., better, 7 suf fered ; when I embraced Christianity. Lit., was mulcted. See on Matt. xvi. 26, and cast away, Luke ix. 25.
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All things (ra wdvra). Collectively. All things mentioned in vy. 5-7.
Dung (cxvBara). Rev., refuse. Either excrement or what as thrown away from the table ; leavings. The derivation is uncertain. According to some it is a contraction from és Kivas BddXw to throw to the dogs. See on filth, 1 Cor. iv. 18. Notice the repetition of gain, count, loss, all things, Christ.
Win (xepdjcw). Rev., better, gain, corresponding with gain, ver. 7.
9. Be found (etped@). Discovered or proved to be. See on ch. ii. 8. Compare Rom. vii. 10; Gal. ii. 17.
Mine own righteousness (€ujy dcxacocvvnv). Rev., cor- rectly, a righteousness of mine own. The A. V. would require the article with €uv mine, and assumes the existence of a per- sonal righteousness; whereas Paul says, not having any right- eousness which can be called mine.
Which is of the law (77v é« vouov). Rev., better, even that which is of the law ; thus bringing out the force of the article which defines the character of that righteousness which alone could be personal, viz., righteousness consisting in the strict fulfilment of the law.
Through the faith of Christ (dia wictews Xpictod). Rev., better, through faith in Christ. Faith as opposed to the law. The change of prepositions, through (61a) faith, and of (éx) the law, as turning on the distinction between faith represented as the medium, and the law as the source of justification, cannot be insisted upon as a rule, since both the prepositions are used with faith, as in Gal. ii. 16. Compare Rom. iii. 80; v. 1.
Of God. Contrasted with my own.
By faith (él). Resting wpon faith, or on the condition of. Compare Acts ili. 16.
10. That | may know Him (10d yovar adtov). Know is taken up from knowledge, ver. 8, and is joined with be found
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in Him, qualified by not having, etc. That I may be found in Him not having, etc., but having the righteousness which is of God so as to know Ham, ete.
The power of His resurrection (r7v dvvayw tis davac- tacews avtov). Power of His resurrection and fellowship of flis sufferings furnish two specific points further defining the knowledge of Him. By the power of Christ's resurrection is meant the power which it exerts over believers. Here, more especially, according to the context, in assuring their present justification, and its outcome in their final glorification. See Rom. iv. 24525; viii. 11, 30; 1-Cor xv. 17; Col. i, 4; Philip. iii. 21.