1 F or the rest, my brethren, rejoice in Lord: to write the same things to you, to me not irksome, and for you safe.

2 S ee to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.

3 F or we are the circumcision, who worship by Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.

4 T hough I have trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather:

5 a s to circumcision, the eighth day; of race of Israel, of tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to law, a Pharisee;

6 a s to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which in law, found blameless;

7 b ut what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.

8 B ut surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;

9 a nd that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which of God through faith,

10 t o know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

11 i f any way I arrive at the resurrection from among dead.

12 N ot that I have already obtained, or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession, seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ.

13 B rethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing—forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,

14 I pursue, towards goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.

15 A s many therefore as perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you.

16 B ut whereto we have attained, walk in the same steps.

17 B e imitators together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;

18 ( for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19 w hose end destruction, whose god the belly, and glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)

20 f or our commonwealth has its existence in heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ Saviour,

21 w ho shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.