1 P or lo demás, hermanos, gócense en el Señor. A mí no me molesta escribirles las mismas cosas, y para ustedes es mejor.

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 T engan cuidado de los perros, cuídense de los malos obreros y de los que mutilan el cuerpo.

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

3 P orque nosotros somos la circuncisión; somos los que servimos a Dios en el Espíritu, los que nos gloriamos en Cristo Jesús y no ponemos nuestra confianza en la 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 A unque también yo tengo de qué confiar en la carne. Si alguno piensa que tiene de qué confiar en la carne, yo más:

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 f ui circuncidado al octavo día, y soy del linaje de Israel, de la tribu de Benjamín; soy hebreo de hebreos y, en cuanto a la ley, fariseo;

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 e n cuanto a celo, perseguidor de la iglesia; en cuanto a la justicia que se basa en la ley, irreprensible.

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 P ero todo lo que para mí era ganancia, lo he estimado como pérdida, por amor 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 Y a decir verdad, incluso estimo todo como pérdida por la excelencia del conocimiento de Cristo Jesús, mi Señor. Por su amor lo he perdido todo, y lo veo como basura, para ganar a 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 y ser hallado en él, no por tener mi propia justicia, que viene por la ley, sino por tener la justicia que es de Dios y que viene por la fe, la fe en Cristo;

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 a fin de conocer a Cristo y el poder de su resurrección, y de participar de sus padecimientos, para llegar a ser semejante a él en su muerte,

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 s i es que de alguna manera llego a la resurrección de entre los muertos.

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

12 N o es que ya lo haya alcanzado, ni que ya sea perfecto, sino que sigo adelante, por ver si logro alcanzar aquello para lo cual fui también alcanzado por Cristo Jesús.

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 H ermanos, yo mismo no pretendo haberlo alcanzado ya; pero una cosa sí hago: me olvido ciertamente de lo que ha quedado atrás, y me extiendo hacia lo que está adelante;

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 ¡ prosigo a la meta, al premio del supremo llamamiento de Dios en Cristo Jesús!

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

15 A sí que, todos los que somos perfectos, sintamos esto mismo; y si ustedes sienten otra cosa, también esto se lo revelará Dios.

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 P ero en aquello a que hemos llegado, sigamos una misma regla y sintamos una misma cosa.

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

17 H ermanos, sean ustedes imitadores de mí, y fíjense en los que así se conducen, según el ejemplo que ustedes tienen de nosotros.

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

18 P orque por ahí andan muchos, de los cuales muchas veces les dije, y llorando vuelvo a decirlo, que son enemigos de la 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 E llos sólo piensan en lo terrenal. Su dios es el vientre, su orgullo es su vergüenza, y su fin será la perdición.

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 P ero nuestra ciudadanía está en los cielos, de donde también esperamos al Salvador, al Señor Jesucristo;

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 é l transformará el cuerpo de nuestra humillación, para que sea semejante al cuerpo de su gloria, por el poder con el que puede también sujetar a sí mismo todas las cosas.

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.