Philippians 3

New King James Version

All for Christ

3 Finally, my brethren,^(A)rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to youisnot tedious, but for youit issafe.

^2 (B)Beware of dogs, beware of^(C)evil workers,^(D)beware of the mutilation!³ For we are^(E)the circumcision,^(F)who worship^[a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,⁴ though^(G)I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I^(H)more so:⁵ circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel,^(I)ofthe tribe of Benjamin,^(J)a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law,^(K)a Pharisee;⁶ concerning zeal,^(L)persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

⁷ But^(M)what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.⁸ Yet indeed I also count all things loss^(N)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ⁹ and be found in Him, not having^(O)my own righteousness, whichisfrom the law, but^(P)that whichisthrough faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;¹⁰ that I may know Him and the^(Q)power of His resurrection, and^(R)the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,¹¹ if, by any means, I may^(S)attain^[b]to the resurrection from the dead.

Pressing Toward the Goal

¹² Not that I have already^(T)attained,^[c]or am already^(U)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.¹³ Brethren, I do not count myself to have^[d]apprehended; but one thingI do,^(V)forgetting those things which are behind and^(W)reaching forward to those things which are ahead,^14 (X)I press toward the goal for the prize of^(Y)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ Therefore let us, as many as are^(Z)mature,^(AA)have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise,^(AB)God will reveal even this to you.¹⁶ Nevertheless, tothe degreethat we have already^[e]attained,^(AC)let us walk^(AD)by the same^[f]rule, let us be of the same mind.

Our Citizenship in Heaven

¹⁷ Brethren,^(AE)join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as^(AF)you have us for a pattern.¹⁸ For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping,that they are^(AG)the enemies of the cross of Christ:^19 (AH)whose endisdestruction,^(AI)whose godis theirbelly, and^(AJ)whosegloryisin their shame—^(AK)who set their mind on earthly things.²⁰ For^(AL)our citizenship is in heaven,^(AM)from which we also^(AN)eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,^21 (AO)who will transform our lowly body that it may be^(AP)conformed to His glorious body,^(AQ)according to the working by which He is able even to^(AR)subdue all things to Himself.