Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Study Note
Study Note
'And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.' Paul's autobiographical renunciation of his impressive Jewish credentials (3:4-8) culminates in this verse's declaration that he seeks a righteousness entirely outside himself — from God, through Christ, received by faith. The contrast between 'my own righteousness from the law' and 'the righteousness from God' parallels Romans 10:3-4 and Galatians 2:16, making Philippians 3:9 one of the three classic loci for the doctrine of justification by faith alone in Paul's letters.
Other Translations
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
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And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Cross References
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Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.