Philippians 3:21

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“who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.”

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BSBPD

“who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.”

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KJVPD

“Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“who shall transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power, even to subject to himself the all things.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Philippians 3:21 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
  2. Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
  3. Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
  4. Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
  5. Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  6. Matthew 22:29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
  7. Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  8. John 5:25Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
  9. John 11:24Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
  10. Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:42So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
  13. Ephesians 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  14. Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  15. 1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
  16. Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  17. Revelation 1:13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
  18. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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