¹³Brethren, I count not myself to have ^kapprehended: but this one thing I do, ^mforgetting those things which are behind, and ⁿreaching forth unto those things which are before, ¹⁴I ⁱⁿpress ^otoward the mark for ^pthe prize of ^qthe high calling of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵Let us therefore, as many as be ^rperfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ^sye be otherwise minded, ^tGod shall reveal even this unto you. ¹⁶Nevertheless, whereto we have already ^uattained, ^xlet us walk by the same ^xrule, ^ylet us mind the same thing.

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Footnotes

k Rom. 9:30. 1 Cor. 9:24 in the Gk.
mSo Ps. 45:10. Luke 9:62. Comp. Heb. 6:1.
nSee 1 Cor. 9:24, 26.
iComp. Cant. 1:4.
nSee 1 Cor. 9:24, 26.
oSo Wisd. 5:12, 21.
qSee Heb. 3:1. Comp. Col. 3:1, 2.
r 1 Cor. 2:6. See Matt. 5:48. Comp. 1 Cor. 14:20 marg. Heb. 5:14 marg.
sSo Gal. 5:10.
tSee 1 Cor. 14:6.
uSee Matt. 12:28.
x Gal. 6:16. See 2 Cor. 10:13.
x Gal. 6:16. See 2 Cor. 10:13.
ySee ch. 2:2.

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p 1 Cor. 9:24.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus. Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this also to you. In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.

NLTNew Living Translation

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of it. But I do one thing, forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Therefore as many as are perfect, let us hold this opinion, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you. Only to what we have attained, to the same hold on.