1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you⁺ indeed [is] not troublesome to me, and [is] secure for you⁺.10 to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,11 if somehow I may attain to the resurrection out from the dead.12 Not that I already obtained [it] or already have been perfected, but I pursue, if also I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.13 Brothers, I do not reckon myself to have taken hold [of it]. But one thing: Indeed, forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead,14 I pursue toward the goal for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.15 Therefore as many as [are] mature, we should be of this mind. And if you⁺ are minded [in] anything differently, even this God will reveal to you⁺.16 However, to that which we have attained, walk by the same.17 Be imitators together of me, brothers, and look at those walking thus, as you⁺ have a pattern in us.18 For many walk—[of] whom I told you⁺ often, and now I say even weeping—[as] enemies of the cross of Christ,19 whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly and [their] glory [is] in their shame, those minding earthly things.2 Look out for the dogs! Look out for the evil workers! Look out for the mutilation!20 For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,21 who will transform our body of humiliation [to be] conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working of His powering, even to subject all things to Himself.3 For we are the circumcision, those worshiping in the Spirit of God and boasting in Christ Jesus, and not having put confidence in the flesh—4 though I have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I more:5 circumcision [on] the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the law, a Pharisee;6 according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness that [is] in the law, having become blameless.7 But whatever things were gain to me, these I have deemed loss because of Christ.8 But indeed, therefore, I also deem all things to be loss because of the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things and deem [them] rubbish, that I may gain Christ9 and may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness that [is] of the law, but that which [is] through faith from Christ, the righteousness of God upon faith,