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Philippians 3:21

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 21 who will transform our humble body to be like* his glorious body+ by his great power that enables him to subject all things to himself.+

Philippians 3:21

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 21 ὃς who μετασχηματίσει will refashion τὸ the σῶμα body τῆς of the ταπεινώσεως lowliness ἡμῶν of us σύμμορφον conformed τῷ to the σώματι body τῆς of the δόξης glory αὐτοῦ of him κατὰ according to τὴν the ἐνέργειαν operation within τοῦ of the δύνασθαι to be able αὐτὸν him καὶ also ὑποτάξαι to subject αὑτῷ to himself τὰ the πάντα. all (things).

Philippians 3:21

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 21 who will refashion our humiliated body*+ to be conformed to his glorious body*+ according to the operation+ of the power that he has, even to subject+ all things to himself.

Philippians 3:21

The Bible in Living English
- 21 who will reshape our body of humiliation to agree with the form of his body of glory in the working of the power he has to even subject everything to him.

Philippians 3:21

American Standard Version
- 21 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.

Philippians 3:21

The Emphasized Bible
- 21 Who will transfigure our humbled body Into conformity with his glorified body, According to the energy wherewith he is able even to subdue unto himself all things.

Philippians 3:21

King James Version
- 21 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.

Philippians Study Notes—Chapter 3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 3:21
  
  will transform our humble body to be like his glorious body: Paul here refers to the transformation that anointed Christians must undergo in order to live in the spirit realm as joint heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ. They must first die as humans. Then God, at his appointed time, will bring them back to life in entirely new bodies. (2Co 5:1, 2) They will receive spirit bodies that are incorruptible, having immortality. (1Co 15:42-44, 53; see study note on 1Co 15:38.) In that way, their humble, imperfect human body will be replaced with one that is “like” (lit., “conformed to”) Christ’s glorious spirit body.—Ro 8:14-18; 1Jo 3:2.