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 brothers, rejoice in Sovereign. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome and for you it is the safe thing.

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

Watch out for the ‘dogs’, watch out for the bad workers, watch out for the mutilation!

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 it is we who are the circumcision, the ones who worship by God's Spirit and glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in 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:

(though I myself actually have basis for such confidence). If anyone else thinks he has basis for confidence in flesh, I even 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;

circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; with respect to the Law, a Pharisee;

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

with respect to zeal, persecuting the Church; with respect to the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

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

But such things as were gain to me, these I have considered loss for the sake of the 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 indeed, in fact I actually consider everything to be a loss for the sake of the excelling thing, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord—for His sake I have already lost everything (and consider it as trash), so 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 be found in Him, not having as my righteousness that of the Law but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness of God based on that faith;

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

so that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death,

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

and so, somehow, that I may arrive into the resurrection from among 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 have already obtained it or have already been perfected; but I press on to actually claim that for which Christ Jesus claimed me.

13 Brothers, I don’t 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,

Brothers, I do not consider that I have already claimed it, but this: forgetting the things behind and straining toward those ahead,

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

I press on toward the goal for the prize, the upward call from God because of 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.

So then, those of us who are mature should have this mentality, but if on some point you think differently, God will reveal that to you as well.

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, in what we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

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

Brothers, join together in imitating me, and having us as a pattern take note of those who walk in the same way.

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

Because many are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ—of whom I told you often, and now tell you even with tears—

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 ruin, whose god is their stomach, and whose glory is in their shame; their mind is only on earthly things.

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

But our citizenship is in Heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly await our Deliverer, Sovereign 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 humiliation so that it will be conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working by which He is indeed able to subject all things to Himself.