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

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

2 B eware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!

3 F or we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

4 t hough I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:

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

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

6 c oncerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 H owever, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.

8 Y es most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ

9 a nd be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

10 t hat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to 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 may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Pressing Toward the Goal

12 N ot that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 B rothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

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

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

15 L et us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.

16 N evertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind.

Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. Our Citizenship in Heaven

17 B rothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.

18 F or many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as 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 are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19 w hose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.

20 F or our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

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

21 w ho will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.