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Philippians 3:21
- Philippians 3:21 New King James Version Update 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
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- Your body is damaged by sin (vv. 9-11). Though sin begins in our souls, we sin in and with our bodies. That’s why Paul begins his Body Theology by confessing the sin that damages and even destroys our bodies.
- Your body is saved by God (v. 11). “And such were some of you” (past tense). You were that—but you are now this. You were defiled, damaged, destroyed, but now you are washed, sanctified, justified.
- Your body remains vulnerable (v. 12). Although he knows he has experienced a body-and-soul salvation, the apostle is conscious of his remaining spiritual and physical weakness and vulnerability.
- Your body is for the Lord (vv. 13-14). The apostle replaces a false slogan the Corinthians were using to abuse their bodies—“foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods”—with a true slogan to bless their bodies: “The body is . . .
The phrase "lowly bodies" refers to the current state of human existence, marked by mortality, weakness, and susceptibility to sin. The Greek term "ταπεινώσεως" (tapeinōseōs) suggests humility or humiliation, indicating the fallen state of humanity.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17. 16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
- Romans 12:1-2. 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31. 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Read Chapter All Versions.
Philippians 3:21. ESV who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
Php 3:21 Who shall change our vile body. "Who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation" (Revised Version). Our lowly body shall undergo a change to fit it for heaven. That it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body.
New Bodies. 5 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. 3 For we will ...
