Phili 3 | NASB2020 | STEP | Finally , my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord . To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.

Philippians 3

The Goal of Life

1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, ^arejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.

2 Beware of the ^bdogs, beware of the ^cevil workers, beware of the ^{▼▼Lit mutilation; Gr katatome}false circumcision; 3 for ^ewe are the true ^{▼▼Gr peritome}circumcision, who ^gworship in the Spirit of God and take ^hpride in ⁱChrist Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although ^jI myself could boast as having confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he is confident in the flesh, I have more reason: 5 ^kcircumcised the eighth day, of the ^lnation of Israel, of the ^mtribe of Benjamin, a ⁿHebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, ^oa Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, ^pa persecutor of the church; as to the ^qrighteousness which is in the Law, found ^rblameless.

7 But ^swhatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss ^{▼▼Lit because of}in view of the surpassing value of ^{▼▼Lit the knowledge of
,} ^vknowing ^wChrist Jesus my Lord, ^{▼▼Lit because of}for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having ^ya righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, ^zthe righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may ^aaknow Him and ^abthe power of His resurrection and ^{▼▼Or participation in
,} ^adthe fellowship of His sufferings, being ^aeconformed to His death; 11 if somehow I may ^afattain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already ^{▼▼Or obtained
,} ^ahgrasped it all or have already ^aibecome perfect, but I press on if I may also ^ajtake hold of that ^{▼▼Or because also}for which I ^alwas even taken hold of by ^amChrist Jesus. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: ^anforgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I ^aopress on toward the goal for the prize of the ^apupward call of God in ^aqChrist Jesus. 15 Therefore, all who are ^{▼▼Or perfect
,} ^asmature, let’s have this attitude; and if in anything you have a ^atdifferent attitude, ^auGod will reveal that to you as well; 16 however, let’s keep ^{▼▼Lit following in line
,} ^awliving by that same standard to which we have attained.

17 Brothers and sisters, ^axjoin in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the ^aypattern you have in us. 18 For ^azmany walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I ^baweep, that they are the enemies of ^bbthe cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their ^{▼▼Lit belly
,} ^bdappetite, and whose ^beglory is in their shame, who ^bfhave their minds on earthly things. 20 For ^bgour ^{▼▼Lit commonwealth}citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly ^biwait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will ^bjtransform the body of our lowly condition into ^bkconformity with ^{▼▼Lit the body of His glory}His ^bmglorious body, ^bnby the exertion of the power that He has even to ^bosubject all things to Himself.