If by any means I may attain (ε πως καταντησω). Not an expression of doubt, but of humility (Vincent), a modest hope (Lightfoot). …

If by any means. This implies that he intended to use the most strenuous exertions to obtain the goal.

I might attain unto…

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; if by any …

The form of this statement poses a problem for interpreters, perhaps suggesting that, though Paul is hopeful of experiencing the resurrection, he h…

If by any means I, might attain unto the resurrection of
the dead .
] Not in a figura…

Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls the false prophets dumb dogs (Isaiah 56:10); the apostle seems t…

Above, he showed that he scorned past gains for the sake of Christ, that is, in order to know and win Christ. Here he intends to explain these thin…