1 Finally, my brethren, arejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you itis safe.
2aBeware of dogs, beware of bevil workers, cbeware of the mutilation!
3 For we are athe circumcision, bwho worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
4 though aI also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I bmore so:
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, aof the tribe of Benjamin, ba Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, ca Pharisee;
6 concerning zeal, apersecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But awhat things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss afor 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 and be found in Him, not having amy own righteousness, which is from the law, but bthat which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
10 that I may know Him and the apower of His resurrection, and bthe fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
11 if, by any means, I may aattain to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already aattained, or am already bperfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have1 apprehended; but one thing Ido,aforgetting those things which are behind and breaching forward to those things which are ahead,
14aI press toward the goal for the prize of bthe upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are amature, bhave this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, cGod will reveal even this to you.
16 Nevertheless, to thedegree that we have already1 attained, alet us walk bby the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
Our Citizenship in Heaven
17 Brethren, ajoin in following my example, and note those who so walk, as byou have us for a pattern.
18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, thattheyareathe enemies of the cross of Christ:
19awhose end is destruction, bwhose god istheir belly, and cwhose glory is in their shame—dwho set their mind on earthly things.
20 For aour citizenship is in heaven, bfrom which we also ceagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21awho will transform our lowly body that it may be bconformed to His glorious body, caccording to the working by which He is able even to dsubdue all things to Himself.
Philippians 3:1 Attaining to the Power of the Resurrection SUMMARY OF PHILIPPIANS 3: A Warning Against Judaizing Teachers. Paul's Grounds for Boasting in the Flesh. All Counted As Loss Compared with Christ. The Great Aim to Attain to the Glorious Resurrection. Pressing Towards the Prize of the High Calling. Enemies of the Cross. At the Resurrection Our Present Bodies Changed to the Likeness. of the Glorified Body of Christ. Rejoice in the Lord. See Philippians 2:5 4:4,10. There might be a little ground for rejoicing in earthly prospects, but they could rejoice in Christ and the blessed hope of the gospel. To write the same things to you. To repeat exhortations made before, either in person, or sent by messengers to them.
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