Philippians 3

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you not irksome to me, and for you safe. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil doers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in spirit, rejoicing in Christ Jesus, and having no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinks to trust in the flesh, I more: 5 having been circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews, with respect to the law a pharisee, 6 as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those 7 which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him, 9 not having my own righteousness of the law, but that by the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by faith: that I may know Him, 10 and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death; 11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection of the dead: 12 not that I have yet won or am already perfect: but I press forward to acquire that for which also I have been apprehended by Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have attained but one thing forgetting the things behind, and stretching forward to those 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 are perfect, attend to this: and if in any thing ye think differently, God will reveal this also unto you. 16 But in what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same 17 Brethren, be imitators of me, and observe those that walk as ye have us for an example. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end destruction, 19 whose God belly, and glory in their shame; who mind earthly ) For our conversation is in heaven, 20 from whence also we expect Saviour, Lord Jesus Christ: who will change our vile body, 21 that it may be made like his glorious body, according to the energy of his ability to subdue all to Himself.