Phil 3:1-21
1 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.
2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3 For we are
the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus,
and have no confidence in the flesh.
4 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:
5 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;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to
me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 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,
9 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.
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.
(KJV)