# Where is “Press on toward the goal” in the Bible?

> “Press on toward the goal” is Philippians 3:14.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/press-on-toward-the-goal
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

## The verse

> I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
>
> — [Philippians 3:14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/philippians/3#14) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

Paul says he has not arrived yet. Like a runner, he forgets what is behind him and strains toward what is ahead (Philippians 3:13).

## Common questions

### Where is “Press on toward the goal” in the Bible?

“Press on toward the goal” is Philippians 3:14. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

### Is “Press on toward the goal” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Philippians 3:14. In the Lumin Translation, Philippians 3:14 reads: “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

### Who said “Press on toward the goal”?

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

### What does “Press on toward the goal” mean in the Bible?

Paul says he has not arrived yet. Like a runner, he forgets what is behind him and strains toward what is ahead (Philippians 3:13).

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