Finally, my brethren
, arejoice
in the Lord
. To write
the same
things
again is no
trouble
to me, and it is a safeguard
for you.
Beware of the adogs
, beware
of the bevil
workers
, beware
of the 1false
circumcision
;
for awe are the true 1circumcision, who bworship
in the Spirit
of God
and cglory
in dChrist
Jesus
and put
no
confidence
in the flesh
,
although aI myself
might have
confidence
even
in the flesh
. If
anyone
else
has
a mind
to put
confidence
in the flesh
, I far more
:
acircumcised the eighth
day
, of the bnation
of Israel
, of the ctribe
of Benjamin
, a bHebrew
of Hebrews
; as to the Law
, da Pharisee
;
as to zeal, aa persecutor
of the church
; as to the brighteousness
which is in the Law
, found
cblameless
.
But awhatever things
were gain
to me, those
things
I have counted
as loss
for the sake
of Christ
.
More than
that, I count
all
things
to be loss
1in view
of the surpassing
value
of 2 aknowing
bChrist
Jesus
my Lord
, 1for whom
I have suffered
the loss
of all
things
, and count
them but rubbish
so
that I may gain
Christ
,
and may be found in Him, not having
aa righteousness
of my own
derived
from the Law
, but that which is through
faith
in Christ
, bthe righteousness
which comes from God
on the basis
of faith
,
that I may aknow Him and bthe power
of His resurrection
and 1 cthe fellowship
of His sufferings
, being dconformed
to His death
;
1in order that I may aattain
to the resurrection
from the dead
.
Not that I have already aobtained
it or
have already
bbecome perfect
, but I press
on 1so
that I may clay
hold
of that 2for which
also
I dwas laid
hold
of by eChrist
Jesus
.
Brethren, I do not regard
myself
as having laid
hold
of it yet
; but one
thing
I do: aforgetting
what lies behind
and reaching
forward
to what lies ahead
,
I apress on toward
the goal
for the prize
of the bupward
call
of God
in cChrist
Jesus
.
Let us therefore, as many
as are 1 aperfect
, have
this
attitude
; and if
in anything
you have
a bdifferent
attitude
, cGod
will reveal
that also
to you;
however, let us keep 1 aliving
by that same
standard to which
we have attained
.
Brethren, ajoin
in following
my example
, and observe
those
who walk
according
to the bpattern
you have
in us.
For amany walk
, of whom
I often
told
you, and now
tell
you even
bweeping
, that they are enemies
of cthe cross
of Christ
,
whose end
is destruction
, whose
god
is their 1 aappetite
, and whose bglory
is in their shame
, who cset
their minds
on earthly
things
.
For aour 1citizenship is in heaven
, from which
also
we eagerly
bwait
for a Savior
, the Lord
Jesus
Christ
;
who will atransform
1the body
of our humble
state
into bconformity
with 2the cbody
of His glory
, dby the exertion
of the power
that He has
even
to esubject
all
things
to Himself
.