Philippians 3:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

excellency. excelling. Greek. huperecho. See Philippians 2:3.

knowledge. App-132.

Lord. App-98.

suffered, &c. Greek. zemioo. See 1 Corinthians 3:15.

be dung. to be dung. Greek. skubalon. Only here.

that. in order that. Greek. hina.

win. gain. kerdaino. Occurs sixteen times, translated gain except here, and 1 Peter 3:1. First occurance: Matthew 16:26.

Philippians 3:8

8 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,