Philippians 3:10

Textus Receptus:
του γνωναι αυτον και την δυναμιν της αναστασεως αυτου και την κοινωνιαν των παθηματων αυτου συμμορφουμενος τω θανατω αυτου

King James:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Comments:
know him...power...resurrection...fellowship...sufferings...death: Paul works backwards here from the ultimate result through the purposive means finally to the cause of it all. That is, Paul will attain his ultimate goal in everything (to know Christ perfectly) after (even inasmuch as) he holds suffering in common with Christ, which will result from his being conformed to the death of Christ. The "conformity" of which Paul speaks is clearly an appeal to Christ's transformation in chapter 2:6-7 from the "form" of God to the "form" of a servant. It is significant that Paul's identification with Christ (knowing Him) begins with the decision to be conformed to His death, which will mean both suffering in this life and in the words of 2 Corinthians 1:5-7 comfort later.

Expanded Paraphrase:
As I said, knowing Christ is always what everything has been about. So I anticipate finally the unique power of His resurrection as my consolation. But I only hope for that resurrection because I have chosen to die as Christ gave His life, and to serve and suffer as He did.