Knowing Jesus

Philippians 3:10 - that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
Philipians 3:7–11 Knowing Christ Paul “considered” all that was “important” (3:7), the righteousness he could claim as a Pharisee, to be worthless (3:7–8). See the same concept in 2:6, where Christ “did not demand and cling to his rights as God.” Paul wanted to know Christ (3:8, 10; cf. 1:9, “knowledge and understanding”; 2:13, “working in you, giving you the desire to obey him”; and 1:11 “the fruit your salvation”). While it would be natural to be proud of his Jewish heritage and attainments, Paul counted it all loss (worse than useless) for the greater gain of knowing Christ. Paul gave up Judaism to gain a righteousness based on faith (3:9), a knowledge of Christ and his resurrection (3:10), a sharing with Christ in his sufferings (3:10), a likeness to his death (3:10), and a participation in the resurrection (3:11). Hughes, R. B., & Laney, J. C. (2001). Tyndale concise Bible commentary (p. 605). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.