Philippians 3
1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in our Lord. To write these things again and again to you, is not irksome to me, because they make you cautious.
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.
2 Beware of dogs; beware of evil doers; beware of the clipped in flesh.
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3 For we are the real circumcision, who worship God in spirit, and glory in Jesus the Messiah, and place no reliance on the flesh.
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
4 And yet I might place reliance on the flesh. For, if any one thinketh that his reliance should be on the flesh, I might do so more than he.
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:
5 Circumcised when eight days old; of the stock of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew, descendant of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
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;
6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; and as to the righteousness of the law, I was without fault.
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But these things, which had been my excellence, I have accounted a detriment, because of the Messiah.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,
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,
9 and be found in him; since my righteousness is not now that from the law, but that which is from faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from God;
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:
10 that thereby I might know Jesus, and the efficacy of his resurrection; and might participate in his sufferings, and be assimilated to his death:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11 if so be, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
12 Not as though I had already taken the prize, or were already complete; but I run in the race, if so I may take that, for which Jesus the Messiah took me.
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.
13 My brethren, I do not consider myself, as having taken it. But one thing I know, that I forget the things behind me, and reach for the things before me;
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,
14 and I run straight for the goal, that I may obtain the prize of victory of the call of God from on high, by Jesus the Messiah.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let those who are perfect, have these views; and if ye differently view any thing, God will reveal that also to you.
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.
16 Nevertheless, that we may attain to this, let us proceed on in one path, and with one consent.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
17 Be like me, my brethren; and contemplate them, who walk after the pattern ye have seen in us.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
18 For there are many who walk otherwise; of whom I have often told you, and I now tell you, with weeping, that they are adversaries of the cross of the Messiah;
(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:
19 whose end is destruction; whose god is their belly, and their glory their shame; whose thoughts are on things of the earth.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
20 But our concern is with heaven; and from thence we expect our Vivifier, our Lord, Jesus the Messiah;
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21 who will change the body of our abasement, that it may have the likeness of the body of his glory, according to his great power, whereby all things are made subject to him.
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.
