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 brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

2 See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

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 circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

4 Though I have [my] trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather:

though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

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 the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

6 as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;

concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

7 but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.

However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

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;

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

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, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,

10 to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship 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 to his death,

11 if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among [the] dead.

if by any means 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 that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

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,

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,

14 I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.

I press on towards the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

16 But whereto we have attained, [let us] walk in the same steps.

Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.

17 Be imitators [all] together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

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 many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

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 the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

20 for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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 humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.