Philippians 3:1–8

The Goal of Life

1 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 bHebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, da 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, 1for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,