Philippians 3:2-3
English Standard Version
2 Look out for (A)the dogs, look out for (B)the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For (C)we are the circumcision, (D)who worship (E)by the Spirit of God[a] and (F)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—
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- Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit
Philippians 3:2-3
New King James Version
2 (A)Beware of dogs, beware of (B)evil workers, (C)beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are (D)the circumcision, (E)who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
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- Philippians 3:3 NU, M in the Spirit of God
Philippians 3:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 Beware of the (A)dogs, beware of the (B)evil workers, beware of the [a]false circumcision; 3 for (C)we are the true [b]circumcision, who (D)worship in the Spirit of God and take (E)pride in (F)Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,
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- Philippians 3:2 Lit mutilation; Gr katatome
- Philippians 3:3 Gr peritome
Philippians 3:2-3
New Living Translation
2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. 3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
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- 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.
Philippians 3:2-6
The Message
2-6 Steer clear of the barking dogs, those religious busybodies, all bark and no bite. All they’re interested in is appearances—knife-happy circumcisers, I call them. The real believers are the ones the Spirit of God leads to work away at this ministry, filling the air with Christ’s praise as we do it. We couldn’t carry this off by our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think are impressive credentials. You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting the church; a meticulous observer of everything set down in God’s law Book.
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Philippians 3:2-6
English Standard Version
2 Look out for (A)the dogs, look out for (B)the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For (C)we are the circumcision, (D)who worship (E)by the Spirit of God[a] and (F)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— 4 (G)though 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 (H)circumcised on the eighth day, (I)of the people of Israel, (J)of the tribe of Benjamin, (K)a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, (L)a Pharisee; 6 (M)as to zeal, (N)a persecutor of the church; (O)as to righteousness under the law,[b] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit
- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
Philippians 3:2-6
New King James Version
2 (A)Beware of dogs, beware of (B)evil workers, (C)beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are (D)the circumcision, (E)who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though (F)I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I (G)more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, (H)of the tribe of Benjamin, (I)a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, (J)a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, (K)persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
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- Philippians 3:3 NU, M in the Spirit of God
Philippians 3:2-6
New American Standard Bible
2 Beware of the (A)dogs, beware of the (B)evil workers, beware of the [a]false circumcision; 3 for (C)we are the true [b]circumcision, who (D)worship in the Spirit of God and take (E)pride in (F)Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although (G)I myself could boast as having confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he is confident in the flesh, I have more reason: 5 (H)circumcised the eighth day, of the (I)nation of Israel, of the (J)tribe of Benjamin, a (K)Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, (L)a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, (M)a persecutor of the church; as to the (N)righteousness which is in the Law, found (O)blameless.
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- Philippians 3:2 Lit mutilation; Gr katatome
- Philippians 3:3 Gr peritome
Philippians 3:2-6
New Living Translation
2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. 3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, 4 though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more!
5 I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. 6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
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- 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.
Philippians 3:2-6
The Message
2-6 Steer clear of the barking dogs, those religious busybodies, all bark and no bite. All they’re interested in is appearances—knife-happy circumcisers, I call them. The real believers are the ones the Spirit of God leads to work away at this ministry, filling the air with Christ’s praise as we do it. We couldn’t carry this off by our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think are impressive credentials. You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting the church; a meticulous observer of everything set down in God’s law Book.
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