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.
02 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware
of the concision.
03 For we are the circumcision, which worship God
in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and
have no confidence in the flesh.
04 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:
05 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;
06 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church;
touching the righteousness which is in the law,
blameless.
07 But what things were gain to me, those I
counted loss for Christ.
08 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,
09 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.
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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.
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