Philippians 3

1 Finally, 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.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you indeed is not burdensome to me, but it is safe to you.

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

Beware of dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the counterfeit circumcision.

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

For we are the circumcision, who serve the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, also having no confidence in the flesh:

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

even though also having confidence in the flesh. If any other one seems to have confidence in the flesh, I the more:

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

in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

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

in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless.

7 However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ.

8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a 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

Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ,

9 and 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,

and may be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness of God through faith:

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

to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

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

if perchance I may attain unto the resurrection which is out from the dead.

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

Not that I already received it, or have already been made perfect: but I persevere, if I may receive that for which I have indeed been received by Christ Jesus.

13 Brothers, I do not regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,

Brethren, I do not consider that I have yet received it;

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

but there is one thing, indeed forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those which are before, I press toward the goal unto the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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

Therefore let us, so many as are perfect, think the same thing: and if you think otherwise in any respect, God will also reveal this to you:

16 Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.

only, whereunto we have already attained, to walk by the same rule.

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

Be ye my imitators, brethren, and mark those thus walking about as you have us an example.

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

For many walk about, of whom I frequently spoke to you, and now I speak even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:

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

whose end is destruction, whose God is their stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

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

For our citizenship is in the heavens; whence we are indeed looking for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

21 who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

who will transform the body of our humility, similitudinous to the body of his own glory, according to the energy by which he is able indeed to subdue all things to himself.