Lettera ai Filippesi 3

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 De cetero, fratres mei, gaudete in Domino. Eadem vobis scribe re mihiquidem non pigrum, vobis autem securum.	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.
2 Videte canes, videte malos operarios,videte concisionem!	2 Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilation!
3 Nos enim sumus circumcisio, qui Spiritu Dei servimus etgloriamur in Christo Iesu et non in carne fiduciam habentes,	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,
4 quamquam egohabeam confidentiam et in carne. Si quis alius videtur confidere in carne, egomagis:	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.
5 circumcisus octava die, ex genere Israel, de tribu Beniamin, Hebraeusex Hebraeis, secundum legem pharisaeus,	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,
6 secundum aemulationem persequensecclesiam, secundum iustitiam, quae in lege est, conversatus sine querela.	6 in zeal I persecuted the church, in righteousness based on the law I was blameless.
7 Sed, quae mihi erant lucra, haec arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimentum.	7 (But) whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.
8 Verumtamen existimo omnia detrimentum esse propter eminentiam scientiaeChristi Iesu Domini mei, propter quem omnia detrimentum feci et arbitror utstercora, ut Christum lucrifaciam	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
9 et inveniar in illo non habens meamiustitiam, quae ex lege est, sed illam, quae per fidem est Christi, quae ex Deoest iustitia in fide;	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
10 ad cognoscendum illum et virtutem resurrectionis eiuset communionem passionum illius, conformans me morti eius,	10 to know him and the power of his resurrection and (the) sharing of his sufferings by being conformed to his death,
11 si quo modooccurram ad resurrectionem, quae est ex mortuis.	11 if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
12 Non quod iam acceperim autiam perfectus sim; persequor autem si umquam comprehendam, sicut et comprehensussum a Christo Iesu.	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).
13 Fratres, ego me non arbitror comprehendisse; unum autem:quae quidem retro sunt, obliviscens, ad ea vero, quae ante sunt, extendens me	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,
14 ad destinatum persequor, ad bravium supernae vocationis Dei in Christo Iesu.	14 I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God's upward calling, in Christ Jesus.
15 Quicumque ergo perfecti, hoc sentiamus; et si quid aliter sapitis, et hocvobis Deus revelabit;	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.
16 verumtamen, ad quod pervenimus, in eodem ambulemus.	16 Only, with regard to what we have attained, continue on the same course.
17 Coimitatores mei estote, fratres, et observate eos, qui ita ambulant, sicuthabetis formam nos.	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.
18 Multi enim ambulant, quos saepe dicebam vobis, nunc autemet flens dico, inimicos crucis Christi,	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.
19 quorum finis interitus, quorum deusventer et gloria in confusione ipsorum, qui terrena sapiunt.	19 Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their "shame." Their minds are occupied with earthly things.
20 Noster enimmunicipatus in caelis est, unde etiam salvatorem exspectamus Dominum IesumChristum,	20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
21 qui transfigurabit corpus humilitatis nostrae, ut illud conformefaciat corpori gloriae suae secundum operationem, qua possit etiam subicere sibiomnia.	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.