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Philippians 3:11The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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εἴ πως καταντήσω εἰς τὴν ἐξανάστασιν τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
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Philippians 3:11American Standard Version
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11 if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead.
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Philippians 3:11The Emphasized Bible
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11 If by any means I may advance to the earlier resurrection which is from among the dead:
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Philippians 3:11King James Version
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11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
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Philippians Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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the earlier resurrection: Many translations simply use the word “resurrection.” However, Paul does not use the usual Greek word for resurrection (a·naʹsta·sis), but he uses a closely related word (e·xa·naʹsta·sis; lit., “out-resurrection,” Kingdom Interlinear) that occurs only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures. For this reason, a number of scholars comment that this expression refers to a special resurrection. The term was used in classical Greek literature to refer to getting up early in the morning. Paul’s use of this specialized word suggests that he has in mind a resurrection that comes early in the stream of time (1Co 15:23; 1Th 4:16), before the general resurrection of the dead to life on earth (Joh 5:28, 29; Ac 24:15). This early resurrection is also called “the first resurrection,” and it involves the raising of Christ’s spirit-anointed followers to life in heaven.—Re 20:4-6.
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