Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
gain--rather as Greek, "gains"; including all possible advantages of outward status, which he had heretofore enjoyed.
I counted--Greek, "I have counted for Christ's sake loss." He no longer uses the plural as in "gains"; for he counts them all but one great "loss" (Matthew 16:26; Luke 9:25).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 1:2
Isaiah 64:6
2 Corinthians 5:16
Galatians 6:14
Philippians 3:8
Philippians 3:15
Revelation 3:18
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