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Php 3:14 King James I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
high calling--literally, "the calling that is above" (Gal 4:26; Col 3:1): "the heavenly calling" (Heb 3:1). "The prize" is "the crown of righteousness" (Co1 9:24; Ti2 4:8). Rev 2:10, "crown of life." Pe1 5:4, "a crown of glory that fadeth not away." "The high," or "heavenly calling," is not restricted, as ALFORD thinks, to Paul's own calling as an apostle by the summons of God from heaven; but the common calling of all Christians to salvation in Christ, which coming from heaven invites us to heaven, whither accordingly our minds ought to be uplifted.
 
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4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.