Philippians 3

The Goal of Life

1FinallyG3062, my brethrenG80, 1rejoiceG5463 in the LordG2962. To writeG1125 the sameG846 thingsG846 again is noG3756 troubleG3636 to me, and it is a safeguardG804 for you.

2BewareG991 of the 2dogsG2965, bewareG991 of the 3evilG2556 workersG2040, bewareG991 of the 4falseG2699 circumcisionG2699; 3for 5we are the true 6circumcisionG4061, who 7worshipG3000 in the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 and 8gloryG2744 in 9ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and putG3982 noG3756 confidenceG3982 in the fleshG4561, 4althoughG2539 10I myselfG1473 might haveG2192 confidenceG4006 evenG2532 in the fleshG4561. IfG1487 anyoneG5100 elseG243 hasG1380 a mindG1380 to putG3982 confidenceG3982 in the fleshG4561, I far moreG3123: 511circumcisedG4061 the eighthG3637 dayG3637, of the 12nationG1085 of IsraelG2474, of the 13tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, a 14HebrewG1445 of HebrewsG1445; as to the LawG3551, 15a PhariseeG5330; 6as to zealG2205, 16a persecutorG1377 of the churchG1577; as to the 17righteousnessG1343 which is in the LawG3551, foundG1096 18blamelessG273.

7But 19whateverG3748 thingsG3748 were gainG2771 to me, thoseG3778 thingsG3778 I have countedG2233 as lossG2209 for the sakeG1223 of ChristG5547. 8MoreG3304 thanG3304 that, I countG2233 allG3956 thingsG3956 to be lossG2209 20in viewG1223 of the surpassingG5242 valueG5242 of 2122knowingG1108 23ChristG5547 JesusG2424 my LordG2962, 24for whomG3739 I have sufferedG2210 the lossG2210 of allG3956 thingsG3956, and countG2233 them but rubbishG4657 soG2443 that I may gainG2770 ChristG5547, 9and may be foundG2147 in Him, not havingG2192 25a righteousnessG1343 of my ownG1699 derivedG1537 from the LawG3551, but that which is throughG1223 faithG4102 in ChristG5547, 26the righteousnessG1343 which comes from GodG2316 on the basisG1909 of faithG4102, 10that I may 27knowG1097 Him and 28the powerG1411 of His resurrectionG386 and 2930the fellowshipG2842 of His sufferingsG3804, being 31conformedG4832 to His deathG2288; 1132in orderG1513 that I may 33attainG2658 to the resurrectionG1815 from the deadG3498.

12Not that I have alreadyG2235 34obtainedG2983 it orG2228 have alreadyG2235 35become perfectG5048, but I pressG1377 on 36soG2532 that I may 37layG2638 holdG2638 of that 38for whichG3739 alsoG2532 I 39was laidG2638 holdG2638 of by 40ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 13BrethrenG80, I do not regardG3049 myselfG1683 as having laidG2638 holdG2638 of it yetG3768; but oneG1520 thingG1520 I do: 41forgettingG1950 what lies behindG3694 and reachingG1901 forwardG1901 to what lies aheadG1715, 14I 42pressG1377 on towardG1519 the goalG4649 for the prizeG1017 of the 43upwardG507 callG2821 of GodG2316 in 44ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 15Let us thereforeG3767, as manyG3745 as are 4546perfectG5046, haveG5426 thisG3778 attitudeG5426; and ifG1487 in anythingG5100 you haveG5426 a 47differentG2088 attitudeG5426, 48GodG2316 will revealG601 that alsoG2532 to you; 16howeverG4133, let us keep 4950livingG4748 by that sameG846 standard to whichG3739 we have attainedG5348.

17BrethrenG80, 51joinG4831G1096 in followingG4831 my exampleG4831, and observeG4648 thoseG3588 who walkG4043 accordingG2531 to the 52patternG5179 you haveG2192 in us. 18For 53manyG4183 walkG4043, of whomG3739 I oftenG4178 toldG3004 you, and nowG3568 tellG3004 you evenG2532 54weepingG2799, that they are enemiesG2190 of 55the crossG4716 of ChristG5547, 19whoseG3739 endG5056 is destructionG684, whoseG3739 godG2316 is their 5657appetiteG2836, and whose 58gloryG1391 is in their shameG152, who 59setG5426 their mindsG5426 on earthlyG1919 thingsG1919. 20For 60our 61citizenshipG4175 is in heavenG3772, from whichG3739 alsoG2532 we eagerlyG553 62waitG553 for a SaviorG4990, the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547; 21whoG3739 will 63transformG3345 64the bodyG4983 of our humbleG5014 stateG5014 into 65conformityG4832 with 66the 67bodyG4983 of His gloryG1391, 68by the exertionG1753 of the powerG1410 that He hasG1410 evenG2532 to 69subjectG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846.