Philippians 3

¹Concerning other things, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you, but for you, it is not necessary.

²Beware of dogs; beware of those who work evil; beware of those who are divisive.

³For we are the circumcised, we who serve God in the Spirit and who glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.

⁴Nevertheless, I might have confidence also in the flesh, for if anyone else seems to have confidence in the flesh, more so do I.

⁵For I was circumcised on the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew among Hebrews. According to the law, I was a Pharisee;

⁶according to zeal, I persecuted the Church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, I lived without blame.

⁷But the things which had been to my gain, the same have I considered a loss, for the sake of Christ.

⁸Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,

⁹and so that you may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, the justice within faith, which is of God.

¹⁰So shall I know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his Passion, having been fashioned according to his death,

¹¹if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.

¹²It is not as though I have already received this, or were already perfect. But rather I pursue, so that by some means I might attain, that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.

¹³Brothers, I do not consider that I have already attained this. Instead, I do one thing: forgetting those things that are behind, and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,

¹⁴I pursue the destination, the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Therefore, as many of us as are being perfected, let us agree about this. And if in anything you disagree, God will reveal this to you also.

¹⁶Yet truly, whatever point we reach, let us be of the same mind, and let us remain in the same rule.

¹⁷Be imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who are walking similarly, just as you have seen by our example.

¹⁸For many persons, about whom I have often told you (and now tell you, weeping,) are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ.

¹⁹Their end is destruction; their god is their belly; and their glory is in their shame: for they are immersed in earthly things.

²⁰But our way of life is in heaven. And from heaven, too, we await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹who will transform the body of our lowliness, according to the form of the body of his glory, by means of that power by which he is even able to subject all things to himself.

Philippians 3

¹As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not wearisome, but to you is necessary.

²Beware of dogs: beware of evil workers: beware of the concision.

³For we are the circumcision, who in spirit serve God and glory in Christ Jesus, not having confidence in the flesh.

⁴Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinketh he may have confidence in the flesh, I more:

⁵Being circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews. According to the law, a Pharisee:

⁶According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

⁷But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ.

⁸Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ.

⁹And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God: justice in faith.

¹⁰That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings: being made conformable to his death,

¹¹If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.

¹²Not as though I had already attained, or were already perfect: but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

¹³Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: Forgetting the things that are behind and stretching forth myself to those that are before,

¹⁴I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing you be otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you,

¹⁶Nevertheless, whereunto we are come, that we be of the same mind, let us also continue in the same rule.

¹⁷Be ye followers of me, brethren: and observe them who walk so as you have our model.

¹⁸For many walk, of whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping) that they are enemies of the cross of Christ:

¹⁹Whose end is destruction: whose God is their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things.

²⁰But our conversation is in heaven: from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself.