Philippians 3
New King James Version
All for Christ
3 Finally, my brethren, (A)rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.
2 (B)Beware of dogs, beware of (C)evil workers, (D)beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are (E)the circumcision, (F)who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though (G)I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I (H)more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, (I)of the tribe of Benjamin, (J)a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, (K)a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, (L)persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But (M)what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss (N)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (O)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but (P)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the (Q)power of His resurrection, and (R)the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may (S)attain[b] to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (T)attained,[c] or am already (U)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, (V)forgetting those things which are behind and (W)reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 (X)I press toward the goal for the prize of (Y)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are (Z)mature, (AA)have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, (AB)God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, (AC)let us walk (AD)by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind.
Our Citizenship in Heaven
17 Brethren, (AE)join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as (AF)you have us for a pattern. 18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are (AG)the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 (AH)whose end is destruction, (AI)whose god is their belly, and (AJ)whose glory is in their shame—(AK)who set their mind on earthly things. 20 For (AL)our citizenship is in heaven, (AM)from which we also (AN)eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AO)who will transform our lowly body that it may be (AP)conformed to His glorious body, (AQ)according to the working by which He is able even to (AR)subdue all things to Himself.
Footnotes
- Philippians 3:3 NU, M in the Spirit of God
- Philippians 3:11 Lit. arrive at
- Philippians 3:12 obtained it
- Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it
- Philippians 3:16 arrived
- Philippians 3:16 NU omits rule and the rest of v. 16.
Filipenses 3
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Lo más importante es conocer a Cristo
3 Además, hermanos, alégrense de estar unidos al Señor. A mí no me molesta repetirles lo que ya les había escrito, y a ustedes les hace bien que lo repita.
2 ¡Cuídense de esa gente despreciable[a] y malvada, que los quiere circuncidar! 3-4 Los verdaderos circuncidados somos nosotros, los que guiados por el Espíritu adoramos a Dios y estamos orgullosos de pertenecer a Jesucristo. Nosotros no creemos que podamos hacer nada para salvarnos. Si la salvación dependiera de la circuncisión, yo podría sentirme más orgulloso que cualquiera: 5 me circuncidaron a los ocho días de nacido, pertenezco a la nación de Israel, y soy de la tribu de Benjamín; ¡soy más hebreo[b] que muchos hebreos! En cuanto a cumplir la ley, pertenecí al grupo de los fariseos. 6 Tanto me preocupaba por cumplir la ley que perseguía a los miembros de la iglesia. ¡Nadie puede culparme de no haber cumplido la ley! 7 Pero, gracias a lo que Cristo hizo por mí, ahora pienso que no vale la pena lo que antes consideré de valor. 8-9 Todo eso lo he dejado a un lado, y lo considero basura, con tal de llegar a conocer bien a Cristo, pues no hay mejor conocimiento. Y quiero que Dios me acepte, no por haber obedecido la ley, sino por confiar en Cristo, pues así es como Dios quiere aceptarnos. 10 Por eso, lo único que deseo es conocer a Cristo; es decir, sentir el poder de su resurrección, sufrir como él sufrió, y aun morir como él murió, 11 ¡y espero que Dios me conceda resucitar de los muertos!
Hacia la meta
12 Con esto no quiero decir que yo haya logrado ya hacer todo lo que les he dicho, ni tampoco que ya sea yo perfecto. Pero sí puedo decir que sigo adelante, luchando por alcanzar esa meta, pues para eso me salvó Jesucristo. 13 Hermanos, yo sé muy bien que todavía no he alcanzado la meta; pero he decidido no fijarme en lo que ya he recorrido, sino que ahora me concentro en lo que me falta por recorrer. 14 Así que sigo adelante, hacia la meta, para llevarme el premio que Dios nos llama a recibir por medio de Jesucristo.
15 Todos los que ya hemos progresado mucho en nuestra vida cristiana debemos pensar de esta manera. Y si algunos de ustedes piensan de manera diferente, hasta eso les hará ver Dios con claridad. 16 Lo importante es que todos nosotros sigamos las mismas reglas.
17 Hermanos míos, sigan mi ejemplo. Y fíjense en los que así lo hacen. 18 Hay muchos que viven como si la muerte de Cristo en la cruz no sirviera de nada. Eso ya se lo había dicho a ustedes varias veces, pero ahora vuelvo a repetirlo con lágrimas en los ojos. 19 Esa gente va a terminar en el infierno. Vive sólo para comer, y está orgullosa de lo que hace, cuando en realidad debería sentir vergüenza. Sólo piensa en las cosas malas de este mundo. 20 Nosotros, en cambio, somos ciudadanos del cielo, y esperamos que de allí vuelva nuestro Salvador, el Señor Jesucristo. 21 Nuestros débiles cuerpos serán destruidos, pero él los transformará en cuerpos gloriosos como el suyo. Esto lo hará con el mismo poder con que controla todo el universo.
Footnotes
- Filipenses 3:2 Gente despreciable: La palabra griega que aquí se usa significa perros. Es un insulto, y los judíos lo usaban para referirse a los no judíos. Pablo lo usa para referirse a algunos judíos que obligaban a los cristianos no judíos a circuncidarse y a practicar otros ritos del judaísmo.
- Filipenses 3:5 Hebreo: En el Nuevo Testamento se llama hebreos a los judíos que vivían lejos de su país, pero que seguían respetando las costumbres culturales y religiosas de los judíos, y que además seguían hablando el idioma arameo.
Philippians 3
Common English Bible
Values and priorities
3 So then, my brothers and sisters, be glad in the Lord. It’s no trouble for me to repeat the same things to you because they will help keep you on track. 2 Watch out for the “dogs.” Watch out for people who do evil things. Watch out for those who insist on circumcision, which is really mutilation. 3 We are the circumcision. We are the ones who serve by God’s Spirit and who boast in Christ Jesus. We don’t put our confidence in rituals performed on the body, 4 though I have good reason to have this kind of confidence. If anyone else has reason to put their confidence in physical advantages, I have even more:
5 I was circumcised on the eighth day.
I am from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin.
I am a Hebrew of the Hebrews.
With respect to observing the Law, I’m a Pharisee.
6 With respect to devotion to the faith, I harassed the church.
With respect to righteousness under the Law, I’m blameless.
7 These things were my assets, but I wrote them off as a loss for the sake of Christ. 8 But even beyond that, I consider everything a loss in comparison with the superior value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have lost everything for him, but what I lost I think of as sewer trash, so that I might gain Christ 9 and be found in him. In Christ I have a righteousness that is not my own and that does not come from the Law but rather from the faithfulness of Christ. It is the righteousness of God that is based on faith. 10 The righteousness that I have comes from knowing Christ, the power of his resurrection, and the participation in his sufferings. It includes being conformed to his death 11 so that I may perhaps reach the goal of the resurrection of the dead.
12 It’s not that I have already reached this goal or have already been perfected, but I pursue it, so that I may grab hold of it because Christ grabbed hold of me for just this purpose. 13 Brothers and sisters, I myself don’t think I’ve reached it, but I do this one thing: I forget about the things behind me and reach out for the things ahead of me. 14 The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus. 15 So all of us who are spiritually mature should think this way, and if anyone thinks differently, God will reveal it to him or her. 16 Only let’s live in a way that is consistent with whatever level we have reached.
Imitate Paul
17 Brothers and sisters, become imitators of me and watch those who live this way—you can use us as models. 18 As I have told you many times and now say with deep sadness, many people live as enemies of the cross. 19 Their lives end with destruction. Their god is their stomach, and they take pride in their disgrace because their thoughts focus on earthly things. 20 Our citizenship is in heaven. We look forward to a savior that comes from there—the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 He will transform our humble bodies so that they are like his glorious body, by the power that also makes him able to subject all things to himself.
Filippiläisille 3
Raamattu 1933/38
3 Sitten vielä, veljeni, iloitkaa Herrassa! Samoista asioista teille kirjoittaminen ei minua kyllästytä, ja teille se on turvaksi.
2 Kavahtakaa noita koiria, kavahtakaa noita pahoja työntekijöitä, kavahtakaa noita pilalleleikattuja.
3 Sillä oikeita ympärileikattuja olemme me, jotka Jumalan Hengessä palvelemme Jumalaa ja kerskaamme Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa, emmekä luota lihaan,
4 vaikka minulla on, mihin luottaa lihassakin. Jos kuka muu luulee voivansa luottaa lihaan, niin voin vielä enemmän minä,
5 joka olen ympärileikattu kahdeksanpäiväisenä ja olen Israelin kansaa, Benjaminin sukukuntaa, hebrealainen hebrealaisista syntynyt, ollut lakiin nähden fariseus,
6 intoon nähden seurakunnan vainooja, lain vanhurskauteen nähden nuhteeton.
7 Mutta mikä minulle oli voitto, sen minä olen Kristuksen tähden lukenut tappioksi.
8 Niinpä minä todella luen kaikki tappioksi tuon ylen kalliin, Kristuksen Jeesuksen, minun Herrani, tuntemisen rinnalla, sillä hänen tähtensä minä olen menettänyt kaikki ja pidän sen roskana - että voittaisin omakseni Kristuksen
9 ja minun havaittaisiin olevan hänessä ja omistavan, ei omaa vanhurskautta, sitä, joka laista tulee, vaan sen, joka tulee Kristuksen uskon kautta, sen vanhurskauden, joka tulee Jumalasta uskon perusteella;
10 tunteakseni hänet ja hänen ylösnousemisensa voiman ja hänen kärsimyksiensä osallisuuden, tullessani hänen kaltaisekseen samankaltaisen kuoleman kautta,
11 jos minä ehkä pääsen ylösnousemiseen kuolleista.
12 Ei niin, että jo olisin sen saavuttanut tai että jo olisin tullut täydelliseksi, vaan minä riennän sitä kohti, että minä sen omakseni voittaisin, koskapa Kristus Jeesus on voittanut minut.
13 Veljet, minä en vielä katso sitä voittaneeni; mutta yhden minä teen: unhottaen sen, mikä on takana, ja kurottautuen sitä kohti, mikä on edessäpäin,
14 minä riennän kohti päämäärää, voittopalkintoa, johon Jumala on minut taivaallisella kutsumisella kutsunut Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa.
15 Olkoon siis meillä, niin monta kuin meitä on täydellistä, tämä mieli; ja jos teillä jossakin kohden on toinen mieli, niin Jumala on siinäkin teille ilmoittava, kuinka asia on.
16 Kunhan vain, mihin saakka olemme ehtineetkin, vaellamme samaa tietä!
17 Olkaa minun seuraajiani, veljet, ja katselkaa niitä, jotka näin vaeltavat, niinkuin me olemme teille esikuvana.
18 Sillä monet, joista usein olen sen teille sanonut ja nyt aivan itkien sanon, vaeltavat Kristuksen ristin vihollisina;
19 heidän loppunsa on kadotus, vatsa on heidän jumalansa, heidän kunnianaan on heidän häpeänsä, ja maallisiin on heidän mielensä.
20 Mutta meillä on yhdyskuntamme taivaissa, ja sieltä me myös odotamme Herraa Jeesusta Kristusta Vapahtajaksi,
21 joka on muuttava meidän alennustilamme ruumiin kirkkautensa ruumiin kaltaiseksi sillä voimallaan, jolla hän myös voi tehdä kaikki itsellensä alamaiseksi.
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