In his letter to the Philippians, Paul spoke of himself, saying: “Sharing in [Christ’s] sufferings, submitting myself to a death like his, to see if I may by any means attain to the earlier resurrection from the dead. ”
Kirjas filiplastele rääkis Paulus endast, öeldes: „Et ma tunneksin ära... tema [Kristuse] kannatamise osaduse ning muutuksin tema surma sarnaseks, kui ma kuidagi pääsen ülestõusmisele surnute seast ”.