4 although I have reasons for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised the eighth day; 3:5 Gn 17:12,25; 21:4; Lv 12:3; Lk 1:59; 2:21 of the nation of Israel, 3:5 Rm 9:6 of the tribe of Benjamin, 3:5 Ps 68:27 a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, 3:5 Ac 5:34; 22:3; Gl 1:14; 5:4 a Pharisee; 6 regarding zeal, 3:6 Rm 10:2 persecuting 3:6 Ac 22:2–5; 26:9–11; 1Co 15:9; Gl 1:13; 1Tm 1:13; 2Tm 3:12 the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, 3:6 Rm 3:21; 9:31; 10:4–5; Gl 2:21; 3:21 blameless. 3:6 Lk 1:6; Rm 7:9–10
7 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value 3:8 Php 2:3 of knowing Christ 3:8 Jn 17:3; 2Co 4:6; Gl 4:8–9; Php 1:15; Col 2:2; 1Jn 4:8 Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ 3:8 1Pt 3:1