New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 3:3-9

3for we are the truecircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061, whoworshipλατρεύοντεςlatreuontesG3000in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andgloryκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and putG3982noοὐκoukG3756confidenceπεποιθότες,pepoithotesG3982in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,

4althoughκαίπερkaiperG2539I myselfG1473might haveἔχωνechōnG2192confidenceπεποίθησινpepoithēsinG4006evenκαὶkaiG2532in the fleshσαρκί.sarkiG4561.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100elseἄλλοςallosG243hasG1380a mindG1380to putG3982confidenceπεποιθέναιpepoithenaiG3982in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,I far moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123:

5circumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061the eighthG3637dayG3637, of thenationγένουςgenousG1085of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474, of thetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958, aHebrewἙβραῖοςHebraiosG1445of HebrewsἙβραίων,HebraiōnG1445;as to the LawνόμονnomonG3551,a PhariseeΦαρισαῖος,PharisaiosG5330;

6as to zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205,a persecutorδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377of the churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577; as to therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which is in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,foundγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096blamelessἄμεμπτος.amemptosG273.

7ButwhateverG3748thingsἅτιναhatinaG3748were gainκέρδη,kerdēG2771to me, thoseG3778thingsG3778I have countedἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233as lossζημίαν·zēmianG2209for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

8MoreG3304thanG3304that, I countἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to be lossζημίανzēmianG2209in viewG1223of the surpassingG5242valueG5242ofknowingγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424my LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,for whomὃνhonG3739I have sufferedG2210the lossG2210of allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,and countἡγοῦμαιhēgoumaiG2233them but rubbishσκύβαλαskubalaG4657soἵναinaG2443that I may gainκερδήσω,kerdēsōG2770ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,

9and may be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147in Him, not havingἔχωνechōnG2192a righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of my ownG1699derivedG1537from theLawνόμουnomouG3551,but that which is throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which comesfrom GodθεοῦtheouG2316on the basisἐπὶepiG1909of faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

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