Philippians 3

¹Finally, 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.

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

³For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

⁴Though 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:

⁵Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

⁶Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

⁷But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

⁸Yea 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,

⁹And 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:

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

¹¹If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

¹²Not 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.

¹³Brethren, 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,

¹⁴I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Let 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.

¹⁶Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

¹⁷Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

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:

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

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

²¹Who 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.

Philippians 3

¹As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you is sure;

²look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

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

⁴though I also have cause of trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in flesh, I more;

⁵circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee!

⁶according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

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

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

⁹not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christthe righteousness that is of God by the faith,

¹⁰to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

¹¹if anyhow I may attain to the rising again of the dead.

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

¹³brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thingthe things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth

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

¹⁵As many, therefore, as are perfectlet us think this, and if in anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you,

¹⁶but to what we have comeby the same rule walk, the same thing think;

¹⁷become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have usa pattern;

¹⁸for many walk of whom many times I told youand now also weeping tellthe enemies of the cross of the Christ!

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

²⁰For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we awaitthe Lord Jesus Christ

²¹who shall 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 to himself the all things.