1 ¶ It remains, my brethren, that ye rejoice in the Lord. It does not bother me to write the same things to you, and for you it is safe.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

2 B eware of dogs, beware of 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 serve God in spirit and glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

4 ¶ Though I might also have reason to confide in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more:

5 C ircumcised the eighth day, of the lineage of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee;

6 c oncerning zeal, a persecutor of the congregation; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.

7 B ut those things which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

8 A nd doubtless I even count all things as 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 but dung, that I may win Christ

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

9 ¶ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

10 T hat I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death,

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;

11 i f by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 N ot as though I had already attained it, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if I may lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by the Christ, Jesus.

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

13 B rethren, I do not reckon to have laid hold of it yet, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and extending myself unto those things which are ahead,

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

15 ¶ Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded; and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you;

16 N evertheless, in that unto which we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us have the same mind.

however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.

17 ¶ Brethren, be imitators of me and consider those who so walk, as ye have us for a pattern.

Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.

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, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,

19 w hose end shall be perdition, whose God is their belly and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things).

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

20 F or our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

21 W ho shall transform our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is also able to subdue all things unto himself.

who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.