Philippians 3
1 Finally, 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. 2 Beware of
dogs, beware of
evil workers, beware of the
concision. 3 For we are the
circumcision, which worship God in the
spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the
flesh. 4 Though 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: 5 Circumcised the
eighth day,
of the
stock of
Israel, of the
tribe of
Benjamin, an
Hebrew of the
Hebrews; as
touching the
law, a
Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the
church; touching the
righteousness which is
in the
law,
blameless. 7 But what
things were gain to
me, those I
counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea 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, 9 And 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: 10 That I may
know him, and the
power of
his resurrection, and the
fellowship of
his sufferings, being made
conformable unto
his death; 11 If by any
means I might
attain unto the
resurrection of the
dead. 12 Not 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. 13 Brethren, 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, 14 I
press toward the
mark for the
prize of the
high calling of
God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let 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. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already
attained, let us
walk by the
same rule, let us
mind the same
thing. 17 Brethren, be followers
together of
me, and mark them which
walk so as ye
have us for an
ensample. 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: 19 Whose end is
destruction, whose God is their
belly, and whose
glory is
in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look
for the
Saviour, the
Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who 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.