Philippians 3
1 For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord: to write the same things to you, to me [is] not irksome, and for you safe.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in our Lord. To write these things again and again to you, is not irksome to me, because they make you cautious.
2 See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.
Beware of dogs; beware of evil doers; beware of the clipped in flesh.
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship by [the] Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.
For we are the real circumcision, who worship God in spirit, and glory in Jesus the Messiah, and place no reliance on the flesh.
4 Though I have [my] trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather:
And yet I might place reliance on the flesh. For, if any one thinketh that his reliance should be on the flesh, I might do so more than he.
5 as to circumcision, [I received it] the eighth day; of [the] race of Israel, of [the] tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to [the] law, a Pharisee;
Circumcised when eight days old; of the stock of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew, descendant of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6 as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; and as to the righteousness of the law, I was without fault.
7 but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.
But these things, which had been my excellence, I have accounted a detriment, because of the Messiah.
8 But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;
And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,
9 and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which [would be] on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which [is] of God through faith,
and be found in him; since my righteousness is not now that from the law, but that which is from faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from God;
10 to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
that thereby I might know Jesus, and the efficacy of his resurrection; and might participate in his sufferings, and be assimilated to his death:
11 if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among [the] dead.
if so be, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained [the prize], or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession [of it], seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus].
Not as though I had already taken the prize, or were already complete; but I run in the race, if so I may take that, for which Jesus the Messiah took me.
13 Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing — forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,
My brethren, I do not consider myself, as having taken it. But one thing I know, that I forget the things behind me, and reach for the things before me;
14 I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.
and I run straight for the goal, that I may obtain the prize of victory of the call of God from on high, by Jesus the Messiah.
15 As many therefore as [are] perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you.
Therefore let those who are perfect, have these views; and if ye differently view any thing, God will reveal that also to you.
16 But whereto we have attained, [let us] walk in the same steps.
Nevertheless, that we may attain to this, let us proceed on in one path, and with one consent.
17 Be imitators [all] together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;
Be like me, my brethren; and contemplate them, who walk after the pattern ye have seen in us.
18 (for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they [are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
For there are many who walk otherwise; of whom I have often told you, and I now tell you, with weeping, that they are adversaries of the cross of the Messiah;
19 whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly, and [their] glory in their shame, who mind earthly things: )
whose end is destruction; whose god is their belly, and their glory their shame; whose thoughts are on things of the earth.
20 for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
But our concern is with heaven; and from thence we expect our Vivifier, our Lord, Jesus the Messiah;
21 who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
who will change the body of our abasement, that it may have the likeness of the body of his glory, according to his great power, whereby all things are made subject to him.
