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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Outstrip</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/o/outstrip.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/isaiah/49-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/o/outstrip.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Outstrip</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/o/out-stretched.htm" title="Out-stretched">◄</a> Outstrip <a href="/topical/o/outstripped.htm" title="Outstripped">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "outstrip" is not directly found in the Bible; however, the concept of surpassing or exceeding others in various contexts is present throughout the Scriptures. The idea of outstripping can be understood in terms of excelling in faith, righteousness, or spiritual growth, as well as in more worldly pursuits.<br><br><b>Biblical Context and Usage:</b><br><br>1. <b>Spiritual Excellence:</b><br> The Apostle Paul often encourages believers to strive for spiritual excellence, urging them to "press on" toward the goal of their heavenly calling. In <a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Philippians 3:13-14</a> , Paul writes, "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus." Here, the concept of outstripping is evident in the pursuit of spiritual maturity and the ultimate prize of eternal life.<br><br>2. <b>Righteousness and Holiness:</b><br> The call to outstrip others in righteousness is seen in Jesus' teachings. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus challenges His followers to exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees. <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20</a> states, "For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." This passage emphasizes the need for a deeper, more genuine righteousness that surpasses mere legalistic observance.<br><br>3. <b>Love and Good Works:</b><br> Believers are encouraged to outstrip one another in love and good deeds. <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24</a> exhorts, "And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds." The idea here is to excel in demonstrating love and performing acts of kindness, thereby setting an example for others to follow.<br><br>4. <b>Worldly Pursuits:</b><br> While the Bible acknowledges the human tendency to outstrip others in worldly achievements, it often warns against the dangers of pride and self-reliance. In <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:4</a> , Solomon observes, "I have seen that every labor and every success is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind." This verse highlights the futility of striving to outdo others for selfish gain, contrasting it with the eternal value of spiritual pursuits.<br><br>5. <b>Humility and Servanthood:</b><br> The concept of outstripping is also inverted in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasizes humility and servanthood. In <a href="/mark/9-35.htm">Mark 9:35</a> , Jesus teaches, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all." Here, the call is to outstrip others not by seeking personal glory, but by serving others selflessly.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The biblical perspective on outstripping others is deeply rooted in the values of humility, love, and spiritual growth. While excelling in various aspects of life is not inherently wrong, the motivation and manner in which one seeks to outstrip others are crucial. The Scriptures consistently point believers toward a life that prioritizes spiritual excellence, genuine righteousness, and selfless love over worldly competition and pride.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>v. t.</I>) To advance beyond; to leave behind; to outrun.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4390.htm"><span class="l">4390. protrecho -- to run forward, ie run in advance</span></a> <br><b>...</b> outrun, run before. From pro and trecho (including its alternate); to run forward,<br> ie <b>Outstrip</b>, precede -- outrun, run before. see GREEK pro. see GREEK trecho. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4390.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/brown/christ_the_way_the_truth_and_the_life/chapter_x_the_truth_some.htm"><span class="l">"The Truth. " Some Generals Proposed.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4. An outward, moral, civil and discreet carriage, which no man can blame, and wherein<br> a heathen can <b>outstrip</b> many called Christians; so that it must be a poor <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter x the truth some.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/the_overcoming_life/true_wisdom.htm"><span class="l">True Wisdom.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Go into the army and you find the same thing"one trying to <b>outstrip</b> the other;<br> everyone is very anxious to shine and rise above his comrades. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/the overcoming life/true wisdom.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/to_the_work_to_the_work/chapter_ix_ye_are_the.htm"><span class="l">"Ye are the Light of the World. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You go into the army and you find the same thing"one trying to <b>outstrip</b> the other;<br> every one is very anxious to shine and rise above his comrades. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/moody/to the work to the work/chapter ix ye are the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brown/christ_the_way_the_truth_and_the_life/chapter_iii_how_christ_is.htm"><span class="l">How Christ is the Way in General, "I am the Way. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> How many heathens, as to this, shall <b>outstrip</b> such as profess themselves Christians?<br> and yet they lived and died strangers to the right way to happiness. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter iii how christ is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/archelaus/the_acts_of_the_disputation_with_the_heresiarch_manes/12_when_turbo_had_made.htm"><span class="l">When Turbo had Made this Statement, Archelaus was Intensely <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> [1542] Thereupon Marcellus sent forthwith for Archelaus, who arrived so quickly<br> as almost to <b>outstrip</b> the word, and on entering was greatly tempted at once to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../12 when turbo had made.htm</font><p><a href="/library/howie/biographia_scoticana_scots_worthies/the_life_of_mr_andrew_3.htm"><span class="l">The Life of Mr. Andrew Gray.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of youthful vanity, or affectation of human literature, though he had a most scholastic<br> genius and more than ordinary abilities; that he did <b>outstrip</b> many that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr andrew 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chadwick/the_gospel_of_st_mark/chapter_3_28-30_eternal_sin.htm"><span class="l">"Eternal Sin"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Again we read that in the last time there will arise an enemy of God so unparalleled<br> that his movement will <b>outstrip</b> all others, and be "the falling away," and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 3 28-30 eternal sin.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/on_the_priesthood/treatise_on_the_priesthood_book.htm"><span class="l">Treatise on the Priesthood. Book I.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and faithfully observed them; but out of this large number there was one who excelled<br> all the rest in his attachment to me, striving to <b>outstrip</b> them as much <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/treatise on the priesthood book.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_with_world_winners/gods_fellow.htm"><span class="l">God's Fellow.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> by love. The emergency may sorely test and tax love to its last limit,<br> but it can never outdo it, nor <b>outstrip</b> it in the race. No <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks with world winners/gods fellow.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_lxii_lo_death_the.htm"><span class="l">Lo! Death, the King of Silence, Complains, My Brethren</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the fulfilment."18. With me is no holding back, no turnings aside: I wot<br> no arrow even, could <b>outstrip</b> me."19. But your voices <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lxii lo death the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/outstrip.htm"><span class="l"><b>Outstrip</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To advance beyond; to leave behind; to outrun.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Outstrip</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outstrip.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/out-stretched.htm"><span class="l">Out-stretched (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Out-stretched. Outstretched, Out-stretched. <b>Outstrip</b> . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br> (WBS). Outstretched, Out-stretched. <b>Outstrip</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/out-stretched.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/outstripped.htm"><span class="l">Outstripped (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of <b>Outstrip</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Outstripped (2 Occurrences). Galatians 1:14 and how <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outstripped.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/outrun.htm"><span class="l">Outrun (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (pp) of Outrun. 2. (vt) To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster<br> than; to <b>outstrip</b>; to go beyond. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outrun.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/distance.htm"><span class="l">Distance (75 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 15. (vt) To <b>outstrip</b> by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave<br> far behind; to surpass greatly. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distance.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/strip.htm"><span class="l">Strip (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> last of a milking; as, to strip a cow. 6. (vt) To pass; to get clear of;<br> to <b>outstrip</b>. 7. (vt) To pull or tear off, as a covering <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/strip.htm - 18k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/outstrip.htm">Outstrip: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Outstrip (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Isaiah 49:17</a></span><br />Hastened have those building thee, Those destroying thee, and laying thee waste, go out from thee.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/o/outstrip.htm">Outstrip</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/outward.htm">Outward (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/outstrip.htm">Outstrip (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/judaism.htm">Judaism (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/devotion.htm">Devotion (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forefathers.htm">Forefathers (135 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/behalf.htm">Behalf (140 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asmoneans.htm">Asmoneans</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/philippi.htm">Philippi (8 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/o/out-stretched.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Out-stretched"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Out-stretched" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/o/outstripped.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Outstripped"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Outstripped" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>