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Php 3:16. Πλὴν, nevertheless) The expectation of a new revelation should not make you yield the position which you now firmly hold.-εἰς ὃ) in that, to which we have attained.-ἐφθάσαμεν, we have attained) at a greater or less distance. They are admonished in order that the others should act with them that are perfect.-στοιχεῖν, to walk) The infinitive, mildly for the imperative; Rom 12:15.-κανόνι)[45] Al. Boern. Clar. Colb. 7. Copt. both the Hilarys,[46] leave out this word; Facundus too, or, by comparing Pelagius, even Sedulius. The clauses thus correspond, τῷ αὐτῷ στοιχεῖν, and τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν. Nor even do we follow the Latin Vulgate copies, which transpose the clauses, Covelianus 2 following them in this, since ἐφθάσαμεν and στοιχεῖν more nearly cohere with one another, and στοιχεῖν, which is metaphorical, is explained by the φρονεῖν which follows after. The word κανόνι seems evidently to have been brought hither from Gal 6:16.-τὸ) There is here an Asyndeton.-τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν, to mind the same thing) He returns to this topic, ch. Php 4:2.
[45] AB Memph. Theb. read only τῷ αὐτῷ στοιχεῖν: Hilar. 1097, “in ipso ingrediamur.” DGfg (‘convenire,’ for στοιχεῖν) read τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν, τῷ αὐτῷ στοιχεῖν. Vulg., with Rec. Text, retains κανόνι, but transposes the Order. Rec. Text has τῷ αὐτῷ στοιχεῖν κανόνι τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν.-ED.
[46] Viz., Hilary the deacon, and Hilary of Poitiers.-ED.