¶ Finally¹, my brethren, rejoice² in the Lord. To write³ the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

Beware of dogs⁴, beware of evil⁵ workers, beware of the⁶ concision.

For we⁷ are the circumcision, which worship⁸ God in the spirit, and rejoice⁹ in Christ Jesus, and have¹⁰ no confidence in the flesh.

¶¹¹Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

Circumcised¹² the eighth day, of the stock¹³ of Israel, of the tribe¹⁴ of Benjamin, an¹⁵ Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee¹⁶;

Concerning zeal¹⁷, persecuting¹⁸ the church; touching¹⁹ the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

²⁰But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Yea doubtless²¹, and I count²² all things but loss for the excellency²³ of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my²⁴ Lord: for whom²⁵ I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung²⁶, that I may win²⁷ Christ,

¶ And be²⁸ found in²⁹ him, not³⁰ having mine own righteousness, which is of the³¹ law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness³² which is of God by faith:

¶ That I³³ may know him, and the power³⁴ of his resurrection, and the fellowship³⁵ of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

If by³⁶ any means I might attain³⁷ unto the resurrection of the dead.

Not as though I had³⁸ already attained, either were already perfect³⁹: but I follow⁴⁰ after, if that I⁴¹ may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended⁴² of Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I count⁴³ not myself to have apprehended: but this one⁴⁴ thing I do, forgetting⁴⁵ those things which are behind, and reaching⁴⁶ forth unto those things which are before,

I press⁴⁷ toward the mark for the prize of the high⁴⁸ calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¶ Let us therefore, as⁴⁹ many as be perfect, be thus⁵⁰ minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God⁵¹ shall reveal even this unto you.

Nevertheless, whereto⁵² we have already attained, let us walk⁵³ by the same rule, let us mind⁵⁴ the same thing.

¶ Brethren, be⁵⁵ followers together of me, and mark⁵⁶ them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

(For many⁵⁷ walk, of whom I have⁵⁸ told you often, and now tell you even⁵⁹ weeping, that they are the enemies⁶⁰ of the cross of Christ:

Whose end⁶¹ is destruction, whose God⁶² is their belly, and whose glory⁶³ is in their shame, who⁶⁴ mind earthly things.)

¶ For our⁶⁵ conversation⁶⁶ is in heaven; from⁶⁷ whence also we look⁶⁸ for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall⁶⁹ change our vile body, that⁷⁰ it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working⁷¹ whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.