1 F inalmente, meus irmãos, alegrem-se no Senhor! Escrever-lhes de novo as mesmas coisas não é cansativo para mim e é uma segurança para vocês.

For the rest, my brethren, delight yourselves in the Lord and continue to rejoice that you are in Him. To keep writing to you of the same things is not irksome to me, and it is for your safety.

2 C uidado com os “cães”, cuidado com esses que praticam o mal, cuidado com a falsa circuncisão!

Look out for those dogs, look out for those mischief-makers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

3 P ois nós é que somos a circuncisão, nós que adoramos pelo Espírito de Deus, que nos gloriamos em Cristo Jesus e não temos confiança alguma na carne,

For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in spirit and by the Spirit of God and exult and glory and pride ourselves in Jesus Christ, and put no confidence or dependence in the flesh and on outward privileges and physical advantages and external appearances—

4 e mbora eu mesmo tivesse razões para ter tal confiança. Se alguém pensa que tem razões para confiar na carne, eu ainda mais:

Though for myself I have to rely on the flesh. If any other man considers that he has or seems to have reason to rely on the flesh and his physical and outward advantages, I have still more!

5 c ircuncidado no oitavo dia de vida, pertencente ao povo de Israel, à tribo de Benjamim, verdadeiro hebreu; quanto à Lei, fariseu;

Circumcised when I was eight days old, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the observance of the Law I was of the Pharisees,

6 q uanto ao zelo, perseguidor da igreja; quanto à justiça que há na Lei, irrepreensível.

As to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and by the Law’s standard of righteousness (supposed justice, uprightness, and right standing with God) I was proven to be blameless and no fault was found with me.

7 M as o que para mim era lucro, passei a considerar como perda, por causa de Cristo.

But whatever former things I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as '> one combined] loss for Christ’s sake.

8 M ais do que isso, considero tudo como perda, comparado com a suprema grandeza do conhecimento de Cristo Jesus, meu Senhor, por quem perdi todas as coisas. Eu as considero como esterco para poder ganhar Cristo

Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage) of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him. For His sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish (refuse, dregs), in order that I may win (gain) Christ (the Anointed One),

9 e ser encontrado nele, não tendo a minha própria justiça que procede da Lei, mas a que vem mediante a fé em Cristo, a justiça que procede de Deus e se baseia na fé.

And that I may be found and known as in Him, not having any righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the Law’s demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the right standing with God, which comes from God by faith.

10 Q uero conhecer Cristo, o poder da sua ressurreição e a participação em seus sofrimentos, tornando-me como ele em sua morte

that I may know Him, and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection '> which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed to His death,

11 p ara, de alguma forma, alcançar a ressurreição dentre os mortos. Prosseguindo para o Alvo

That if possible I may attain to the '> spiritual and moral] resurrection out from among the dead.

12 N ão que eu já tenha obtido tudo isso ou tenha sido aperfeiçoado, mas prossigo para alcançá-lo, pois para isso também fui alcançado por Cristo Jesus.

Not that I have now attained, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own.

13 I rmãos, não penso que eu mesmo já o tenha alcançado, mas uma coisa faço: esquecendo-me das coisas que ficaram para trás e avançando para as que estão adiante,

I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

14 p rossigo para o alvo, a fim de ganhar o prêmio do chamado celestial de Deus em Cristo Jesus.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.

15 T odos nós que alcançamos a maturidade devemos ver as coisas dessa forma, e, se em algum aspecto vocês pensam de modo diferente, isso também Deus lhes esclarecerá.

So let those who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.

16 T ão-somente vivamos de acordo com o que já alcançamos.

Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that.

17 I rmãos, sigam unidos o meu exemplo e observem os que vivem de acordo com o padrão que lhes apresentamos.

Brethren, together follow my example and observe those who live after the pattern we have set for you.

18 P ois, como já lhes disse repetidas vezes, e agora repito com lágrimas, há muitos que vivem como inimigos da cruz de Cristo.

For there are many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, who walk (live) as enemies of the cross of Christ (the Anointed One).

19 O destino deles é a perdição, o seu deus é o estômago e eles têm orgulho do que é vergonhoso; só pensam nas coisas terrenas.

They are doomed and their fate is eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party.

20 A nossa cidadania, porém, está nos céus, de onde esperamos ansiosamente o Salvador, o Senhor Jesus Cristo.

But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Savior,

21 P elo poder que o capacita a colocar todas as coisas debaixo do seu domínio, ele transformará os nossos corpos humilhados, tornando-os semelhantes ao seu corpo glorioso.

Who will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself.