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 Sovereign. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome and for you it is the safe thing.
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Watch out for the ‘dogs’, watch out for the bad workers, watch out for the mutilation!
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 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
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:
(though I myself actually have basis for such confidence). If anyone else thinks he has basis for confidence in flesh, I even 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;
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;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
with respect to zeal, persecuting the Church; with respect to the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
But such things as were gain to me, these I have considered loss for the sake 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,
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
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 as my righteousness that of the Law but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness of God based on that 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;
so that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death,
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
and so, somehow, that I may arrive into the resurrection from among 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 it or have already been perfected; but I press on to actually claim that for which Christ Jesus claimed me.
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 do not consider that I have already claimed it, but this: forgetting the things behind and straining toward those ahead,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I press on toward the goal for the prize, the upward call from God because of 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.
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.
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Only, in what we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Brothers, join together in imitating me, and having us as a pattern take note of those who walk in the same way.
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:
Because many are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ—of whom I told you often, and now tell you even with tears—
19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
whose end is ruin, whose god is their stomach, and whose glory is in their shame; their mind is only on earthly things.
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
But our citizenship is in Heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly await our Deliverer, Sovereign 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 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.
