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.

MOREOVER, brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but is safe for you.

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

Beware of dogs, beware of the malicious labourers, beware of the concision.

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 God in spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and put 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:

Though I too might have confidence in the flesh; if any other man thinks that he may have confidence in the flesh, I may claim 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 race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews;

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

respecting the law, a Pharisee; with regard to zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.

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

But what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for 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

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as offals of ordure, 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 mine own righteousness, which is by the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

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

that I may know him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and communion with his sufferings, being conformed to his death;

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

if haply I may attain unto the resurrection of 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 attained, or am now perfect: but I pursue, that I may overtake that for which also by his apprehension of me I am destined by Christ Jesus.

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,

Brethren, I count not myself to have overtaken it; but this one object I pursue, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching out to those which are before,

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

I press towards the mark for the prize of the divine calling from on high 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.

Let as many of us therefore as are perfect, be thus minded: and if ye entertain any other sentiment, God also will unveil this unto 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.

Nevertheless, so far as we have advanced, be it our care to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing.

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

Be ye imitators, brethren, of me, and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for 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, whom I have often mentioned to you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are 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 perdition, whose God is their belly, and their glory in their shame, whose minds are occupied with earthly things.

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

But our conversation is in heaven as its citizens, from whence also we are expecting the 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 shall transform our body of humiliation, that it may be conformed to his body of glory, according to the effectual working of him who is able to subdue even all things to himself.