“Brethren, I do not count myself to have 1apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:13-14) 1atalambanō: understand with the mind.
The city of Philippi was considered the gateway to Europe. This city was named after Philip of Macedonia, who was the father of Alexander the Great. Philippi was, by all possible points of view, a miniature Rome. By evangelizing Philippi, this insured that the Gospel would be spread THROUGHOUT THE ROMAN EMPIRE.