Philippians 3

1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Sovereign. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome and for you it is the safe thing.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; to write the same things to you, to me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe.

2 Watch out for the ‘dogs’, watch out for the bad workers, watch out for the mutilation!

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the concision.

3 For it is we who are the circumcision, the ones who worship by God's Spirit and glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence 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 (though I myself actually have basis for such confidence). If anyone else thinks he has basis for confidence in flesh, I even more:

though I myself have reason for confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath reason for confidence in the flesh, I more;

5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; with respect to the Law, a Pharisee;

circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee;

6 with respect to zeal, persecuting the Church; with respect to the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless.

7 But such things as were gain to me, these I have considered loss for the sake of the Christ.

But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.

8 Yes indeed, in fact I actually consider everything to be a loss for the sake of the excelling thing, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord—for His sake I have already lost everything (and consider it as trash), so that I may gain Christ

Nay more, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ,

9 and be found in Him, not having as my righteousness that of the Law but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness of God based on that faith;

and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith;

10 so that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death,

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while becoming like him in his death,

11 and so, somehow, that I may arrive into 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 it or have already been perfected; but I press on to actually claim that for which Christ Jesus claimed me.

Not that I have already obtained, or have been already perfected; but I press on, if I may also lay hold of that for which I was laid hold of by Christ.

13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have already claimed it, but this: forgetting the things behind and straining toward those ahead,

Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth to the things that are before,

14 I press on toward the goal for the prize, the upward call from God because of Christ Jesus.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 So then, those of us who are mature should have this mentality, but if on some point you think differently, God will reveal that to you as well.

Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind; and if ye have a different mind in anything, even this will God reveal to you.

16 Only, in what we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

Nevertheless, whereto we have reached, in that let us walk.

17 Brothers, join together in imitating me, and having us as a pattern take note of those who walk in the same way.

Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark those who walk as ye have us for an example.

18 Because many are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ—of whom I told you often, and now tell you even with tears—

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 ruin, whose god is their stomach, and whose glory is in their shame; their mind is only on earthly things.

whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.

20 But our citizenship is in Heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly await our Deliverer, Sovereign Jesus Christ;

For the country of which we are citizens is heaven, whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21 who will transform the body of our humiliation so that it will be conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working by which He is indeed able to subject all things to Himself.

who will transform the body of our humiliation so that it shall be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of the power with which he is able to subdue all things to himself.