1 F inally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe.

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.

2 B eware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision:

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

3 f or we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

4 t hough I myself might have confidence even in the flesh: if any other man thinketh to have confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

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:

5 c ircumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

6 a s touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

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

7 H owbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

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

8 Y ea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

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

9 a nd be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even 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 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;

10 t hat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;

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

11 i f by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead.

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

12 N ot that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

13 B rethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

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,

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

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

15 L et us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you:

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

16 o nly, whereunto we have attained, by that same rule let us walk.

Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind.

17 B rethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.

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

18 F or many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

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

19 w hose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

20 F or our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

21 w ho shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.

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.