1 A s to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you sure;

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 l ook to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;

3 f or we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,

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 t hough I also have trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in 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 ircumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to 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 a ccording to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

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

7 B ut what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;

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

8 y es, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

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 n ot having my righteousness, which of law, but that which through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the 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 o know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being 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 anyhow I may attain to the rising again of the dead.

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

12 N ot that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was 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 myself to have laid hold; and one thing -- the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth --

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 t o the mark I pursue 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 A s many, therefore, as perfect -- let us think this, and if anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to 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 b ut to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;

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

17 b ecome followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us -- a pattern;

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

18 f or many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the 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 destruction, whose god the belly, and whose glory in their shame, who the things on earth are minding.

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 the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await -- 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 the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power, even to subject to himself the all things.

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.