For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord. To write these things to you [is] not irksome to me, but safe for you.
See to dogs, see to evil workers, see to the concision;
for we are the circumcision that worship God in Spirit and boast in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in flesh.
Though I have a trusting even in flesh; if any other seem to trust in flesh, I more:
in circumcision of eight days, of [the] race of Israel, of [the] tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, according to law a Pharisee,
according to zeal persecuting the church, according to righteousness that [is] in law blameless.
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss on account of Christ.
But moreover also I count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on whose account I lost all things and count them to be refuse that I may win Christ,
and be found in him, not having my righteousness that [is] of law, but that [which is] by faith of Christ, the righteousness of God on faith;
to know him, and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
if by any means I may arrive at the resurrection that [is] from [the] dead.
Not that I already received [it] or am already perfected; but I pursue if I may also lay hold, for that also I have been laid hold of by Christ.
Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold;
but one thing(for-getting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before, I pursue goalward unto the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.
As many therefore as [are] perfect, let us mind this. And if in anything ye are differently minded, this also will God reveal to you.
Nevertheless unto what we have attained, walk by the same, [mind the same].
Be joint-imitators of me, brethren, and mark those so walking as ye have us for a pattern.
For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ,
whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is] the belly, and they glory in their shame, who mind the things of earth.
For our commonwealth has its being in [the] heavens, from whence also we await [as] Saviour [the] Lord Jesus Christ,
who shall transform our body of humiliation, conformed to his body of glory according to the working of his ability also to subject all things to him.