Philippians 3:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

If. App-118.

by any means. As Acts 27:12.

attain. Greek. katantao. See Acts 16:1.

unto. App-104.

resurrection. out-resurrection. App-178. Only here.

of the dead. All the texts read, "the one from (Greek. ek) the dead", making the expression emphatic. App-189. The term resurrection of the dead (anastasis nekron) is of frequent occurrence (Matthew 22:31.Acts 17:32; Acts 23:6; 1 Corinthians 15:12; 1 Corinthians 15:13; 1 Corinthians 15:21; 1 Corinthians 15:42.Hebrews 6:2, &c.), and includes the resurrection to life, of the just, and the resurrection to judgment, of the unjust (John 5:29; Acts 24:15.Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:2). Resurrection from the dead (ek nekron) implies the resurrection of some, the former of these two classes, the others being left behind. See Luke 20:35.Acts 4:2. Paul had no doubt of attaining to this, as may he seen from 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, written some ten years before. The exanastasis must therefore mean. further selection of some before the anastasis of 1 Thessalonians 4:14, and Paul was not yet sure of attaining to this. Perhaps he had the assurance when he wrote 2 Timothy 4:7. It is noteworthy that there is no reference to any living ones being caught up, or any parousia of the Lord here, as in 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:16,

Philippians 3:11

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.