1: Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write
the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is
safe. |
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2: Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the
concision. |
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For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit,
and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. |
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4: Though 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:
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5: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the
tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a
Pharisee; |
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6: Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless. |
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7: But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for
Christ. |
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8: Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may
win Christ, |
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9: And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which
is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the
righteousness which is of God by faith: |
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10: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and
the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
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11: If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the
dead. |
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12: Not as though I had already attained, either were already
perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also
I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. |
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13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this
one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are before, |
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14: I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus. |
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15: Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and
if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto
you. |
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16: Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk
by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. |
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17: Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which
walk so as ye have us for an ensample. |
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18: (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell
you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
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19: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose
glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) |
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20: For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: |
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21: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even
to subdue all things unto himself. |