1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

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Romans 5:11, Philippians 4:4, Romans 5:11, Philippians 4:4, James 1:2

2Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

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2 Corinthians 11:13, 2 Corinthians 11:13, Titus 1:16, Titus 1:16, Revelation 22:15

3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

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Colossians 2:11, Colossians 2:11, Romans 7:6, Romans 7:6, Deuteronomy 30:6

4though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

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2 Corinthians 11:18, 2 Corinthians 11:22, 2 Corinthians 11:18, 2 Corinthians 11:22

5circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

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2 Corinthians 11:22, 2 Corinthians 11:22, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:1, Acts 23:6

6concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

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Galatians 1:13, Galatians 1:14, Galatians 1:13, Galatians 1:14, Acts 8:3

7However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

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Luke 14:33, Luke 14:33, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 13:44

8More than that, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

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Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Romans 8:18

9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

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2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Romans 4:13

10that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;

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Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20, 1 Peter 4:1, 1 Peter 4:2, 1 Peter 4:1

11if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

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Luke 20:35, Luke 20:36, Luke 20:35, Luke 20:36, Revelation 20:5

12Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

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1 Timothy 6:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Peter 1:5

13Brothers, I do not regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead,

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Luke 9:62, Luke 9:62, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 12:1

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

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1 Corinthians 9:24, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 1 Peter 5:10, 1 Peter 5:10, Revelation 3:21

15Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

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John 7:17, John 7:17, Galatians 5:10, James 1:4, James 1:5

16Nevertheless, to what we have attained, to the same continue on.

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Colossians 2:6, Colossians 2:6, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 2:4

17Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

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Philippians 4:9, 1 Corinthians 4:16, Philippians 4:9, 1 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Peter 5:3

18For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

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Ephesians 4:17, Ephesians 4:17, Isaiah 8:11, Isaiah 8:11, Galatians 6:12

19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

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Romans 16:18, Romans 16:18, Romans 8:5, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:5

20For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

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Ephesians 2:19, Ephesians 2:19, Colossians 3:1, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:1

21who will change our lowly bodies into the likeness of his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

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Colossians 3:4, Colossians 3:4, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 15:42