Philippians 3:2

Philippians 3:2

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

2 ^aBeware 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;

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Beware (blepete). Three times for urgency and with different epithet for the Judaizers each time.

The dogs (touv kunav). The Jews so termed the Gentiles which Jesus uses in a playful mood (kunarioiv, little dogs) to the Syro-Phoenician woman (Matthew 15:26). Paul here turns the phrase on the Judaizers themselves.

The evil workers (touv kakouv ergatav). He had already called the Judaizers "deceitful workers" (ergatai dolioi) in II Corinthians 11:13.

The concision (thn katatomhn). Late word for incision, mutilation (in contrast with peritomh, circumcision). In Symmachus and an inscription. The verb katatemnw is used in the LXX only of mutilations (Leviticus 21:5; I Kings 18:28).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Philippians 3:2:**

Philippians 3:1
1 Timothy 5:18
2 Timothy 2:15
Hebrews 3:12
2 John 1:8

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