Philippians 3

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tedious, 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 dogs, beware of 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 true 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 might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath reason to trust in the flesh, I 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, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; with respect to 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 church; with respect to the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.

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

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

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

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things to be 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 to be dung, that I may win 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 my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through the faith of 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, being made conformable 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 of the dead.

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

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I press on, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended 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 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are before,

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

14 I press toward the mark 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, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye are otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this 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 what we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

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

17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk even as ye 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 have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are 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 their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind 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 which also we look for the Saviour, 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 shall change our lowly body, that it may be fashioned like his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subdue 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.