If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
If by any means - not implying uncertainty of the issue, But the earnestness of the struggle (1 Corinthians 9:25; 1 Corinthians 9:27), the need of jealous self-watchfulness (1 Corinthians 10:12), and indefatigable use of means at all costs.
Attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 'Aleph (') A B Delta f g, Vulgate, read х teen (G3588) exanastasin (G1815) teen (G3588) ek (G1537) (for ton (G3588)) nekron (G3498)] 'the resurrection from (out of) the dead;' namely, the first resurrection: that of believers at Christ's coming (1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; Revelation 20:5-6). х Exanastasis (G1815) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament.] 'The power of Christ's resurrection' (Romans 1:4) ensures the believer's attainment of it (cf. Philippians 3:20-21). Compare "accounted worthy to obtain ... the resurrection from the dead," Luke 20:35; Luke 14:14, "the resurrection of the just."