Phili 3 | ESV | STEP | Finally , my brothers , rejoice in the Lord . To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you .

‏ Philippians 3

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

1 Finally, my brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 17} ^brejoice in the Lord. ^cTo write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

2 Look out for ^dthe dogs, look out for ^ethe evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For ^fwe are the circumcision, ^gwho worship ^hby the Spirit of God ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God in spirit} and ^jglory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— 4 ^kthough I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 ^lcircumcised on the eighth day, ^mof the people of Israel, ⁿof the tribe of Benjamin, ^oa Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, ^pa Pharisee; 6 ^qas to zeal, ^ra persecutor of the church; ^sas to righteousness under the law, ^{▼▼Greek in the law} blameless. 7 But ^uwhatever gain I had, ^vI counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of ^wthe surpassing worth of ^xknowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ^yhave suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having ^za righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but ^aathat which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 ^abthat I may know him and ^acthe power of his resurrection, and ^admay share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may ^aeattain the resurrection from the dead.

Straining Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already ^afobtained this or ^agam already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: ^ahforgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for ^aithe prize of the upward ^ajcall of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are ^akmature think this way, and if in anything ^alyou think otherwise, ^amGod will reveal that also to you. 16 Only ^anlet us hold true to what we have attained.

17 Brothers, ^aojoin in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk ^apaccording to the example you have in us. 18 For ^aqmany, of whom I have often told you and now tell you ^areven with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 ^asTheir end is destruction, ^attheir god is their belly, and ^authey glory in their shame, with ^avminds set on earthly things. 20 But ^awour citizenship is in heaven, and ^axfrom it we ^ayawait a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform ^azour lowly body ^bato be like his glorious body, ^bbby the power that enables him even ^bcto subject all things to himself.