Philippians 3:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.”
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BSBPD
“But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Philippians 3:7 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
- Genesis 19:26But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
- Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 3:6a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
- Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
- Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Mark 10:50Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 14:33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
- Luke 17:31On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
- Acts 27:18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
- Acts 27:38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
- Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
- Galatians 5:2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
- Philippians 3:4though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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