¹⁰ that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

¹⁰ I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,

¹⁰ I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself.