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Philippians 3:2-4
International Children’s Bible
Philippians 3:2-4
International Children’s Bible
2 Be careful of those who do evil. They are like dogs. They demand to cut[a] the body. 3 But we are the ones who are truly circumcised. We worship God through his Spirit. We are proud to be in Christ Jesus. And we do not trust in ourselves or anything we can do. 4 Even if I am able to trust in myself, still I do not. If anyone thinks that he has a reason to trust in himself, he should know that I have greater reason for trusting in myself.
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- 3:2 cut The word in Greek is like the word “circumcise,” but it means “to cut completely off.”
Philippians 3:2-4
New International Version
Philippians 3:2-4
New International Version
2 Watch out for those dogs,(A) those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision,(B) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(C) and who put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.(D)
If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:
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