NET Bible
"But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ."
— Philippians 3:7, NET Bible
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”
“Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. ”
“However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.”
“But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ.”
“But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.”
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”
– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:
I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.
In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.
But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.
More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ,
and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness– a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.
My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,