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 ^adogs, beware of the ^bevil workers, beware of the ¹false circumcision; 3 for ^awe are the true ¹circumcision, who ^bworship in the Spirit of God and take ^cpride in ^dChrist Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although ^aI 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 ^acircumcised the eighth day, of the ^bnation of Israel, of the ^ctribe of Benjamin, a ^dHebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, ^ea Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, ^aa persecutor of the church; as to the ^brighteousness which is in the Law, found ^cblameless.

7 But ^awhatever 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 ¹in view of the surpassing value of ^2aknowing ^bChrist Jesus my Lord, ³for 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 ^aa righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, ^bthe righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may ^aknow Him and ^bthe power of His resurrection and ^1cthe fellowship of His sufferings, being ^dconformed to His death; 11 if somehow I may ^aattain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already ^1agrasped it all or have already ^bbecome perfect, but I press on if I may also ^ctake hold of that ²for which I ^dwas even taken hold of by ^eChrist Jesus. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: ^aforgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I ^apress on toward the goal for the prize of the ^bupward call of God in ^cChrist Jesus. 15 Therefore, all who are ^1amature, let’s have this attitude; and if in anything you have a ^bdifferent attitude, ^cGod will reveal that to you as well; 16 however, let’s keep ^1aliving by that same standard to which we have attained.

17 Brothers and sisters, ^ajoin in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the ^bpattern you have in us. 18 For ^amany walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I ^bweep, that they are the enemies of ^cthe cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their ^1aappetite, and whose ^bglory is in their shame, who ^chave their minds on earthly things. 20 For ^aour ¹citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly ^bwait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will ^atransform the body of our lowly condition into ^bconformity with ¹His ^cglorious body, ^dby the exertion of the power that He has even to ^esubject all things to Himself.

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

2 Beware of the ^adogs! Beware of the ^bevil workers! Beware of the ¹mutilation! 3 For ^awe are the ¹circumcision, who ^bworship ²in the Spirit of God and ^cboast in ^dChrist Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although ^aI myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 ^acircumcised the eighth day, of the ^bnation of Israel, of the ^ctribe of Benjamin, a ^dHebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, ^ea Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, ^aa persecutor of the church; as to the ^brighteousness which is in the Law, found ^cblameless.

7 But ^awhatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of ^1aknowing ^bChrist Jesus my Lord, ²for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having ^aa righteousness of my own which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, ^bthe righteousness which is from God upon faith, 10 that I may ^aknow Him and ^bthe power of His resurrection and ^1cthe fellowship of His sufferings, being ^dconformed to His death, 11 ¹in order that I may ^aattain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already ^aobtained it or have already ^bbecome perfect, but I press on ¹so that I may ^clay hold of that ²for which also I ^dwas laid hold of by ^eChrist Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of it yet, but one thing I do: ^aforgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I ^apress on toward the goal for the prize of the ^bupward call of God in ^cChrist Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are ^1aperfect, think this way; and if in anything you ^bthink differently, ^cGod will reveal that also to you. 16 However, let us keep ^1awalking in step with the same standard to which we have attained.

17 Brothers, ^ajoin in following my example, and ^blook for those who walk according to the ^cpattern you have in us. 18 For ^amany walk—of whom I often told you, and now tell you even ^bcrying—as enemies of ^cthe cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their ^astomach and ^bglory is in their shame, who ^cset their thoughts on earthly things. 20 For ^aour ¹citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly ^bwait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will ^atransform ¹the body of our humble state into ^bconformity with ²the ^cbody of His glory, ^dby His working through which He is able to even ^esubject all things to Himself.

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

2 Beware of the ^adogs, beware of the ^bevil workers, beware of the ¹false circumcision; 3 for ^awe are the true ¹circumcision, who ^bworship in the Spirit of God and ^cglory in ^dChrist Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although ^aI myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 ^acircumcised the eighth day, of the ^bnation of Israel, of the ^ctribe of Benjamin, a ^dHebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, ^ea Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, ^aa persecutor of the church; as to the ^brighteousness which is in the Law, found ^cblameless.

7 But ^awhatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss ¹in view of the surpassing value of ^2aknowing ^bChrist Jesus my Lord, ³for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having ^aa righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, ^bthe righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may ^aknow Him and ^bthe power of His resurrection and ^1cthe fellowship of His sufferings, being ^dconformed to His death; 11 ¹in order that I may ^aattain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already ^aobtained it or have already ^bbecome perfect, but I press on ¹so that I may ^clay hold of that ²for which also I ^dwas laid hold of by ^eChrist Jesus. 13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: ^aforgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I ^apress on toward the goal for the prize of the ^bupward call of God in ^cChrist Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are ^1aperfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a ^bdifferent attitude, ^cGod will reveal that also to you; 16 however, let us keep ^1aliving by that same standard to which we have attained.

17 Brethren, ^ajoin in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the ^bpattern you have in us. 18 For ^amany walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even ^bweeping, that they are enemies of ^cthe cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their ^1aappetite, and whose ^bglory is in their shame, who ^cset their minds on earthly things. 20 For ^aour ¹citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly ^bwait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will ^atransform ¹the body of our humble state into ^bconformity with ²the ^cbody of His glory, ^dby the exertion of the power that He has even to ^esubject all things to Himself.