Philippians 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. Writing the same things to you is no burden for me but is a safeguard for you.	1 Concerning other things, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you, but for you, it is not necessary.
2 Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilation!	2 Beware of dogs; beware of those who work evil; beware of those who are divisive.
3 For we are the circumcision, we who worship through the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,	3 For we are the circumcised, we who serve God in the Spirit and who glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.
4 although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh.If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the more can I.	4 Nevertheless, I might have confidence also in the flesh, for if anyone else seems to have confidence in the flesh, more so do I.
5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrew parentage, in observance of the law a Pharisee,	5 For I was circumcised on the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew among Hebrews. According to the law, I was a Pharisee;
6 in zeal I persecuted the church, in righteousness based on the law I was blameless.	6 according to zeal, I persecuted the Church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, I lived without blame.
7 (But) whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.	7 But the things which had been to my gain, the same have I considered a loss, for the sake of Christ.
8 More than that, I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ	8 Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,
9 and be found in him, not having any righteousness of my own based on the law but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God, depending on faith	9 and so that you may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, the justice within faith, which is of God.
10 to know him and the power of his resurrection and (the) sharing of his sufferings by being conformed to his death,	10 So shall I know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his Passion, having been fashioned according to his death,
11 if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.	11 if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.
12 It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ (Jesus).	12 It is not as though I have already received this, or were already perfect. But rather I pursue, so that by some means I might attain, that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.
13 Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead,	13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have already attained this. Instead, I do one thing: forgetting those things that are behind, and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,
14 I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God's upward calling, in Christ Jesus.	14 I pursue the destination, the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let us, then, who are "perfectly mature" adopt this attitude. And if you have a different attitude, this too God will reveal to you.	15 Therefore, as many of us as are being perfected, let us agree about this. And if in anything you disagree, God will reveal this to you also.
16 Only, with regard to what we have attained, continue on the same course.	16 Yet truly, whatever point we reach, let us be of the same mind, and let us remain in the same rule.
17 Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us.	17 Be imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who are walking similarly, just as you have seen by our example.
18 For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ.	18 For many persons, about whom I have often told you (and now tell you, weeping,) are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their "shame." Their minds are occupied with earthly things.	19 Their end is destruction; their god is their belly; and their glory is in their shame: for they are immersed in earthly things.
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.	20 But our way of life is in heaven. And from heaven, too, we await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ,
21 He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself.	21 who will transform the body of our lowliness, according to the form of the body of his glory, by means of that power by which he is even able to subject all things to himself.