1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome {grievous}, but for you it is safe. 2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath of reasons {whereof} he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8Yea 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 refuse {dung}, that I may win Christ, 9And 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; 10That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death, 11If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12Not 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. 13Brethren, 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, 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15Let 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. 16Nevertheless, as to that which {whereto} we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk even {so} as ye have us for an example {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, 19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their appetite {belly}, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20For our citizenship {conversation} is in heaven; from which {whence} also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21Who shall change our lowly {vile} body, that it may be fashioned like His glorious body, according to the working by which {whereby} He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.