Philippenses 3
1 De cetero fratres mei gaudete in Domino. Eadem vobis scribere, mihi quidem non pigrum, vobis autem necessarium.
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write this to you again is no trouble for me, and it is safe for you.
2 Videte canes, videte malos operarios, videte concisionem.
Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.
3 Nos enim sumus circumcisio, qui spiritu servimus Deo, et gloriamur in Christo Iesu, et non in carne fiduciam habentes,
For we are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh,
4 quamquam et ego habeam confidentiam in carne. Si quis alius videtur confidere in carne, ego magis,
even though I myself might put confidence in the flesh. If anyone else presumes to have confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5 circumcisus octavo die, ex genere Israel, de tribu Beniamin, Hebraeus ex Hebraeis, secundum legem Pharisaeus,
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6 secundum aemulationem persequens Ecclesiam Dei, secundum iustitiam, quae in lege est, conversatus sine querela:
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
7 Sed quae mihi fuerunt lucra, haec arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimenta.
But whatever was gain to me I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
8 Verumtamen existimo omnia detrimentum esse propter eminentem scientiam Iesu Christi Domini mei: propter quem omnia detrimentum feci, et arbitror ut stercora, ut Christum lucrifaciam,
More than that, I count all things as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish so that I may gain Christ
9 et inveniar in illo non habens meam iustitiam, quae ex lege est, sed illam, quae ex fide est Christi Iesu: quae ex Deo est iustitia in fide
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but the righteousness that is through faith in Christ, which comes from God on the basis of faith.
10 ad cognoscendum illum, et virtutem resurrectionis eius, et societatem passionum illius: configuratus morti eius:
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
11 si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem, quae est ex mortuis:
in the hope of attaining the resurrection from the dead.
12 non quod iam acceperim, aut iam perfectus sim: sequor autem, si quomodo comprehendam in quo et comprehensus sum a Christo Iesu.
Not that I have already obtained it or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus has taken hold of me.
13 Fratres, ego me non arbitror comprehendisse. Unum autem: quae quidem retro sunt obliviscens, ad ea vero, quae sunt priora, extendens meipsum,
Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
14 ad destinatum persequor, ad bravium supernae vocationis Dei in Christo Iesu.
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Quicumque ergo perfecti sumus, hoc sentiamus: et si quid aliter sapitis, et hoc vobis Deus revelabit.
Therefore all of us who are mature should adopt this mindset, and if you adopt a different mindset about anything, God will reveal that to you as well.
16 Verumtamen ad quod pervenimus ut idem sapiamus, et in eadem permaneamus regula.
Nevertheless, let us live up to the same standard that we have already attained; let us adopt the same mindset.
17 Imitatores mei estote fratres, et observate eos qui ita ambulant, sicut habetis formam nostram.
Join together in imitating me, brothers, and pay close attention to those who walk according to the example you have in us.
18 Multi enim ambulant, quos saepe dicebam vobis (nunc autem et flens dico) inimicos crucis Christi:
For I have often told you, and tell you now with tears, that many walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 quorum finis interitus: quorum Deus venter est: et gloria in confusione ipsorum, qui terrena sapiunt.
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
20 Nostra autem conversatio in caelis est: unde etiam Salvatorem expectamus Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum,
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await from there a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 qui reformabit corpus humilitatis nostrae, configuratum corpori claritatis suae, secundum operationem virtutis suae, qua etiam possit subiicere sibi omnia.
who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject all things to himself.
