 ("አዎን፥ በእውነት ከሁሉ ይልቅ ስለሚበልጥ ስለ ክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ ስለ ጌታዬ እውቀት ነገር ሁሉ ጉዳት እንዲሆን እቈጥራለሁ፤ ስለ እርሱ ሁሉን ተጐዳሁ፥ ክርስቶስንም አገኝ ዘንድ፥ በክርስቶስም በማመን ያለው ጽድቅ ማለት በእምነት ከእግዚአብሔር ዘንድ ያለው ጽድቅ እንጂ ከሕግ ለእኔ ያለው ጽድቅ ሳይሆንልኝ፥ በእርሱ እገኝ ዘንድ ሁሉን እንደ ጕድፍ እቈጥራለሁ" ፊሊ.
Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward, And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: