Philippians 3

1 As to the rest, my brothers, rejoice in the LORD; indeed, [it] is not tiresome to me to write to you the same things, and for you [is] sure.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write these same things again to you is no trouble for me, and it keeps you safe.

2 Look out for the dogs! Look out for the evil-workers! Look out for the mutilation!

Watch out for the dogs, those evil workers, those who mutilate the flesh.

3 For we are the circumcision, who are serving God by the Spirit, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and having no trust in flesh,

For it is we who are the circumcision. It is we who worship by the Spirit of God. It is we who take pride in Christ Jesus, and who have no confidence in the flesh.

4 though I also have [cause of] trust in flesh. If any other one thinks to have trust in flesh, I more:

Even so, I myself could have confidence in the flesh. If anyone thinks he has confidence in the flesh, I could have even more.

5 circumcision on the eighth day! Of the race of Israel! Of the tribe of Benjamin! A Hebrew of Hebrews! According to law—a Pharisee!

I was circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; with regard to the law, a Pharisee.

6 According to zeal—persecuting the Assembly! According to righteousness that is in law—becoming blameless!

As for zeal, I persecuted the church; as for righteousness under the law, I was blameless.

7 But what things were gains to me, these I have counted loss, because of the Christ;

But whatever things were a profit for me, I have considered them as loss because of Christ.

8 yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered loss of all things, and count them to be refuse, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

In fact, now I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For him I have given up all things—and I consider them rubbish—so that I may gain Christ

9 not having my righteousness, which [is] of law, but that which [is] through faith from Christ—the righteousness that is of God by faith,

and be found in him. I do not have a righteousness of my own from the law. Instead, I have the righteousness that is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that is from God based on faith.

10 to know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

So now I want to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. I want to be transformed into the likeness of his death,

11 if anyhow I may attain to the resurrection of the dead.

so somehow I may experience the resurrection from the dead.

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

It is not true that I have already received these things, or that I have become complete. But I press on in order that I may grasp that for which I was grasped by Christ Jesus.

13 brothers, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold [of it], but one thing [I do]—indeed forgetting the things behind, and stretching forth to the things before—

Brothers, I do not think that I myself have yet grasped it. But there is one thing: I forget what is behind and strain for what is ahead.

14 I pursue to the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 As many, therefore, as [are] perfect—let us think this, and if [in] anything you think otherwise, this also will God reveal to you,

All of us who are mature, let us think this way; and if you think differently about anything, God will also reveal that to you.

16 but to what we have attained—walk by the same rule, think the same thing;

However, whatever we have reached, let us hold on to it.

17 together become my followers, brothers, and observe those thus walking, according as you have us—a pattern;

Be imitators of me, brothers. Closely watch those who are walking by the example that you have in us.

18 for many walk of whom I told you [about] many times—and now also weeping tell—[they are] the enemies of the Cross of the Christ,

Many are walking—those about whom I have often told you, and now I am telling you with tears—as enemies of the cross of Christ.

19 whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly, and whose glory [is] in their shame, who are minding the things on earth.

Their end is destruction. For their god is their stomach, and their pride is in their shame. They think about earthly things.

20 For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where we also await a Savior—the Lord Jesus Christ—

But our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

21 who will transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working of His power, even to subject all things to Himself.

He will transform our lowly bodies into bodies formed like his glorious body, formed by the might of his power to subject all things to himself.