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

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

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

See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.

3 F or we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

For 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 might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

Though I have trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather:

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

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

6 C oncerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

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

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

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

8 Y ea doubtless, and I count all things but 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,

But 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 be found in him, not having mine 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 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 hat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

to 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.

if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among dead.

12 N ot as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Not 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 count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Brethren, 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 press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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

15 L et us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

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

16 N evertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

But whereto we have attained, walk in the same steps.

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

Be 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 are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

(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 is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

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

20 F or our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

21 W ho shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

who 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.