Filipenses 3

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

1 Finally, my brothers,*3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 17*ch. 4:4;1 Thess. 5:16rejoice in the Lord. *[2 Pet. 1:12]To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

2 Look out for *Ps. 22:16,20;Isa. 56:10,11;Rev. 22:15;[Gal. 5:15] the dogs, look out for *[2 Cor. 11:13]the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For *See Rom. 2:29we are the circumcision, *[John 4:23] who worship *[Gal. 5:25;Jude 20] by the Spirit of God*3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit and *Rom. 15:17;[Gal. 6:14]glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— 4 *2 Cor. 11:18though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 *See Gen. 17:12circumcised on the eighth day, *2 Cor. 11:22of the people of Israel, *Rom. 11:1of the tribe of Benjamin, *2 Cor. 11:22a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, *Acts 23:6;26:5a Pharisee; 6 *Acts 22:3,4;Gal. 1:13,14as to zeal, *See Acts 8:3a persecutor of the church; *[ver. 9]as to righteousness under the law,*3:6 Greek in the law blameless. 7 But *[Luke 14:33] whatever gain I had, *[Heb. 11:26]I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of *[2 Cor. 5:15] the surpassing worth of *Isa. 53:11;Jer. 9:23,24;John 17:3;2 Pet. 1:3knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I *Luke 9:25(Gk.)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having *Rom. 10:5;[ver. 6] a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but *See Rom. 9:30;1 Cor. 1:30that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 *[Eph. 4:13] that I may know him and *[Rom. 1:4;6:5] the power of his resurrection, and *1 Pet. 4:13;See 2 Cor. 1:5may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may *Acts 26:7attain the resurrection from the dead.

Straining Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already *[1 Tim. 6:12,19] obtained this or *Heb. 11:40;12:23;[Heb. 5:9]am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: *[Ps. 45:10;Luke 9:62;Heb. 6:1]forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for *1 Cor. 9:24the prize of the upward *[Heb. 3:1;1 Pet. 5:10]; See Rom. 8:28call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are *1 Cor. 2:6;See Matt. 5:48mature think this way, and if in anything *[Gal. 5:10] you think otherwise, *[John 7:17]God will reveal that also to you. 16 Only *Gal. 6:16let us hold true to what we have attained.

17 Brothers, *[ch. 4:9]; See 1 Cor. 4:16join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk *1 Pet. 5:3according to the example you have in us. 18 For *See 2 Cor. 11:13many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you *[Acts 20:31]even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 *2 Cor. 11:15;[2 Thess. 1:9;2 Pet. 2:1,3] Their end is destruction, *See Rom. 16:18their god is their belly, and *[Hos. 4:7;2 Cor. 11:12;Gal. 6:13;Jude 13] they glory in their shame, with *Rom. 8:5;Col. 3:2minds set on earthly things. 20 But *See Eph. 2:19our citizenship is in heaven, and *Acts 1:11from it we *See 1 Cor. 1:7await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform *[1 Cor. 15:43-53] our lowly body *[ver. 10; Col. 3:4]; See Rom. 8:29to be like his glorious body, *See Eph. 1:19by the power that enables him even *1 Cor. 15:28to subject all things to himself.