In it he reviewed some of his past accomplishments before he became a Christian, and then he said: “On account of [Jesus Christ] I have taken the loss of all things and I consider them as a lot of refuse, that I may gain Christ. ”
בהמשך אמר: ” למענו [למען ישוע המשיח] הפסדתי את כל הדברים; ואני חושבם לפסולת בשאיפתי להרוויח את המשיח ” (‏ פיליפים ג ’: 8‏).