Philippians 3
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe.
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the excision.
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision:
3 For we are the circumcision, men who worship in spirit to God, and who boast in Christ Jesus, and not being confident in flesh.
for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:
4 Although (I having confidence also in flesh) if any other man seems to be confident in the flesh, I more:
though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh: if any other man thinketh to have confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
5 in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding law, a Pharisee;
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6 regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
7 But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.
Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.
8 But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of things surpassing, of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,
Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may gain Christ,
9 and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith-the righteousness from God based on faith-
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, [even] that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
11 if somehow I might attain to the resurrection of the dead.
if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may apprehend that for which also I was apprehended by Christ Jesus.
13 Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,
Brethren, I count not myself yet to have apprehended: but one thing [I do], forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
14 I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 As many therefore as are perfect should think this way. And if ye think anything differently, this also God will reveal to you.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, even this shall God reveal unto you:
16 However in what we have attained, to march by the same standard, to think the same way.
only, whereunto we have already attained, by that same [rule] let us walk.
17 Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.
Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them which so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.
18 For many walk, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and the glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.
whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
20 For our citizenship exists in the heavens, from which also we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21 who will transform the body of our lowliness, in order for it to become similar in form to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power even to subject all things to himself.
who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, [that it may be] conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.
