1 For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in {the} Lord: to write the same things to you, to me {is} not irksome, and for you safe.2 See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.3 For *we* are the circumcision, who worship by {the} Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.4 Though *I* have {my} trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, *I* rather:5 as to circumcision, {I received it} the eighth day; of {the} race of Israel, of {the} tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to {the} law, a Pharisee;6 as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which {is} in {the} law, found blameless;7 but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.8 But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;9 and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which {would be} on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which {is} of God through faith,10 to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,11 if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among {the} dead.12 Not that I have already obtained {the prize}, or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession {of it}, seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ {Jesus}.13 Brethren, *I* do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing-forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,14 I pursue, {looking} towards {the} goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.15 As many therefore as {are} perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you.16 But whereto we have attained, {let us} walk in the same steps.17 Be imitators {all} together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;18 (for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they {are} the enemies of the cross of Christ:19 whose end {is} destruction, whose god {is} the belly, and {their} glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)20 for *our* commonwealth has its existence in {the} heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ {as} Saviour,21 who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of {the} power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.

1 Verder, my broeders, verbly julle in die Here. Dit is vir my nie lastig om dieselfde dinge aan julle te skrywe nie, en dit gee julle sekerheid.2 Let op die honde; let op die slegte arbeiders; let op die versnyding.3 Want ons is die besnydenis, ons wat God in die Gees dien en in Christus Jesus roem en nie op die vlees vertrou nie;4 alhoewel ek rede het om ook te vertrou op die vlees. As iemand anders meen dat hy op die vlees kan vertrou, ek nog meer.5 Ek is besny op die agtste dag, uit die geslag van Israel, uit die stam van Benjamin, 'n Hebreër uit die Hebreërs; wat die wet betref, 'n Fariseër;6 wat ywer betref, 'n vervolger van die gemeente; wat die geregtigheid in die wet betref, onberispelik.7 Maar wat vir my wins was, dit het ek om Christus wil skade geag.8 Ja waarlik, ek ag ook alles skade om die uitnemendheid van die kennis van Christus Jesus, my Here, ter wille van wie ek alles prysgegee het en as drek beskou, om Christus as wins te verkry9 en in Hom gevind te word, nie met my geregtigheid wat uit die wet is nie, maar met die wat deur die geloof in Christus is, die geregtigheid wat uit God is deur die geloof;10 sodat ek Hom kan ken en die krag van sy opstanding en die gemeenskap aan sy lyde terwyl ek aan sy dood gelykvormig word,11 of ek miskien die opstanding uit die dode kan bereik.12 Nie dat ek dit al verkry het of al volmaak is nie, maar ek jaag daarna of ek dit ook kan gryp, omdat ek ook deur Christus Jesus gegryp is.13 Broeders, ek reken nie dat ek dit self gegryp het nie.14 Maar een ding: ek vergeet die dinge wat agter is en strek my uit na wat voor is, en jaag na die doel om die prys te verkry van die hoë roeping van God in Christus Jesus.15 Laat ons almal dan wat volmaak is, so gesind wees; en as julle anders gesind is, sal God dit ook aan julle openbaar.16 Maar wat ons reeds bereik het -- laat ons volgens dieselfde reël wandel, laat ons eensgesind wees.17 Wees ook my navolgers, broeders, en let op die wat so wandel soos julle ons tot voorbeeld het.18 Want baie -- van wie ek julle dit dikwels gesê het en nou ook onder trane sê -- wandel as vyande van die kruis van Christus.19 Hulle einde is die verderf, hulle god is die buik en hulle eer is in hulle skande; hulle bedink aardse dinge.20 Want ons burgerskap is in die hemele, van waar ons ook as Verlosser verwag die Here Jesus Christus,21 wat ons vernederde liggaam van gedaante sal verander, om gelykvormig te word aan sy verheerlikte liggaam volgens die werking waardeur Hy ook alles aan Homself kan onderwerp.