Not that (ουχ οτ). To guard against a misunderstanding as in Joh 6:26; 12:6; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Php 4:11,17.

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Not as though I had already attained. This verse, and the two following, are full of allusions to the Grecian races, and it will illustrat…

Not as though . . .—The tenses are varied here. Not as though I ever yet attained, or have been already made perfect.…

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

Having stated that his conversion brought about a new assessment of his goals and gave him the overwhelming desire to know Christ ever more fully, …

Not as though I had already apprehended. Paul insists upon this, so that he may convince the Philippians that he thinks of nothin…

Not as though I had already attained
Or "received"; he had received much grace out of the fulness of it in Christ; h…

This simple dependence and earnestne of soul were not mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made perfect in the Saviour…

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…