Philippians 3:1–16

¹As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you is sure; ²look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision; ³for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust.

⁴Though I also have cause of trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in flesh, I more; ⁵circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee! ⁶according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! ⁷But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss; ⁸yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him.

⁹Not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ—the righteousness that is of God by the faith, ¹⁰to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, ¹¹if anyhow I may attain to the rising again of the dead. ¹²Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus; ¹³brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing—the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth— ¹⁴to the mark I pursue for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵As many, therefore, as are perfect—let us think this, and if in anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you, ¹⁶but to what we have come—by the same rule walk, the same thing think.