| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. | 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. |
| 2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! | 2Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; |
| 3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, | 3for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, |
| 4though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: | 4although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: |
| 5circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; | 5circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; |
| 6concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. | 6as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. |
| 7But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. | 7But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. |
| 8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for 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 | 8More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, |
| 9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; | 9and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, |
| 10that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, | 10that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; |
| 11if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. | 11in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. |
| 12Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. | 12Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. |
| 13Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, | 13Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, |
| 14I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. | 14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. |
| 15Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. | 15Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; |
| 16Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. | 16however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. |
| 17Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. | 17Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. |
| 18For 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: | 18For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, |
| 19whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. | 19whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. |
| 20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, | 20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; |
| 21who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. | 21who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. |
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