Philippians 3
1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but for you [it is] safe.
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the excision.
3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
For we are the circumcision, men who worship in spirit to God, and who boast in Christ Jesus, and not being confident in flesh.
4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Although (I having confidence also in flesh) if any other man seems to be confident in the flesh, I more:
5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding law, a Pharisee;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,
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,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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-
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
if somehow I might attain to the resurrection of the dead.
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
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.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
As many therefore as are perfect should think this way. And if ye think anything differently, this also God will reveal to you.
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
However in what we have attained, to march by the same standard, to think the same way.
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye 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, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,
19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and the glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
For our citizenship exists in the heavens, from which also we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
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.
