Philippians 3:13 Cross References
Philippians 3:13
13: No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
Luke 9:62
- But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."
Hebrews 12:1
- Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.
- We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven.
Philippians 3:12
- I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
1 Corinthians 9:24
- Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win.
- All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
- So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches.
- I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
Psalms 27:4
- The one thing I ask of the LORD--the thing I seek most--is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD's perfections and meditating in his Temple.
Philippians 3:8
- Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ
Hebrews 6:1
- So let us stop going over the basics of Christianity again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start all over again with the importance of turning away from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.
Philippians 4:11
- Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little.
- I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
- For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.
Philippians 2:12
- Dearest friends, you were always so careful to follow my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away you must be even more careful to put into action God's saving work in your lives, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.
Philippians 1:18
- But whether or not their motives are pure, the fact remains that the message about Christ is being preached, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.
- For I know that as you pray for me and as the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will all turn out for my deliverance.
- For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything that causes me shame, but that I will always be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ, whether I live or I die.
- For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
Luke 10:42
- There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it--and I won't take it away from her."
2 Corinthians 5:16
- So we have stopped evaluating others by what the world thinks about them. Once I mistakenly thought of Christ that way, as though he were merely a human being. How differently I think about him now!
2 Peter 3:8
- But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
Psalms 45:10
- Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away.
Romans 15:23
- But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.
- I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can send me on my way again.
- But before I come, I must go down to Jerusalem to take a gift to the Christians there.
- For you see, the believers in Greece have eagerly taken up an offering for the Christians in Jerusalem, who are going through such hard times.
- They were very glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the wonderful spiritual blessings of the Good News from the Jewish Christians, they feel the least they can do in return is help them financially.