²Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil^av workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh. ³For we are the circumcision,^aw the ones who worship by the Spirit^ax of God, boast in Christ Jesus,^ay and do not put confidence in the flesh—⁴although I have reasons for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: ⁵circumcised the eighth day;^az of the nation of Israel,^a of the tribe of Benjamin,^b a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law,^c a Pharisee; ⁶regarding zeal,^d persecuting^e the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law,^f blameless.^g

⁷But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. ⁸More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value^h of knowing Christⁱ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ^j

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Philippians 3:8: Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord...

Cross references

au Rm 12:12; 2Co 6:10; Php 1:18
av 2Co 13:7
aw Gl 6:15
ax Rm 8:4; Gl 5:25; 1Tm 3:16
ay Rm 16:7; Eph 2:6; Php 1:1,15; 1Pt 5:14
az Gn 17:12,25; 21:4; Lv 12:3; Lk 1:59; 2:21
a Rm 9:6
b Ps 68:27
c Ac 5:34; 22:3; Gl 1:14; 5:4
d Rm 10:2
e Ac 22:2–5; 26:9–11; 1Co 15:9; Gl 1:13; 1Tm 1:13; 2Tm 3:12
f Rm 3:21; 9:31; 10:4–5; Gl 2:21; 3:21
g Lk 1:6; Rm 7:9–10
h Php 2:3
i Jn 17:3; 2Co 4:6; Gl 4:8–9; Php 1:15; Col 2:2; 1Jn 4:8
j 1Pt 3:1