Philippians 3:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

change. transform, or change the fashion of. Greek. meta schematizo. See 1 Corinthians 4:6.

vile body. body of humiliation (Greek. tapeinosis. See Acts 8:33).

that it may be, The texts omit.

fashioned like. (to be) conformed. Greek. summorphos. See Romans 8:29, Compare Philippians 3:10 above. Notice the use of and contrast between schema, fashion, in metaschematizo, and morphe, form, in summorphos, and Compare Philippians 2:8.

His glorious body, the body of His glory. according to. App-104.

working. Greek. energeia. See Ephesians 1:19.

whereby He is able. of His ability.

subdue. subject. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:27; 1 Corinthians 15:28.

Philippians 3:21

21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.