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Philippians 3
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Knowing Christ

3 In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice(A) in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.

2 Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil(B) workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we are the circumcision,(C) the ones who worship by the Spirit(D) of God, boast in Christ Jesus,(E) and do not put confidence in the flesh— 4 although I have reasons for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised the eighth day;(F) of the nation of Israel,(G) of the tribe of Benjamin,(H) a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law,(I) a Pharisee; 6 regarding zeal,(J) persecuting(K) the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law,(L) blameless.(M)

7 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value(N) of knowing Christ(O) Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ(P) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law,(Q) but one that is through faith in Christ[a]—the righteousness from God based on faith.(R) 10 My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings,(S) being conformed to his death,(T) 11 assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.

Reaching Forward to God’s Goal

12 Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold(U) of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not[b] consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(V) and reaching forward to what is ahead, 14 I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly[c] call in Christ Jesus.(W) 15 Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal(X) this also to you. 16 In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained. 17 Join in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and pay careful attention to those who live according to the example you have in us. 18 For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross(Y) of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory(Z) is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things. 20 Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness of his glorious(AA) body,(AB) by the power that enables him to subject everything to himself.

Footnotes

  1. 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of Christ
  2. 3:13 Other mss read not yet
  3. 3:14 Or upward
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Philippians 3
New International Reader's Version

Do Not Trust in Who You Are or What You Can Do

3 Further, my brothers and sisters, be joyful because you belong to the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write about some important matters to you again. If you know about them, you will have a safe path to follow. 2 Watch out for those dogs. They are people who do evil things. When they circumcise, it is nothing more than a useless cutting of the body. 3 But we have been truly circumcised. We serve God by the power of his Spirit. We boast about what Christ Jesus has done. We don’t put our trust in who we are or what we can do. 4 I have many reasons to trust in who I am and what I have done. Someone else may think they have reasons to trust in these things. But I have even more.

5 I was circumcised on the eighth day. I am part of the people of Israel. I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I am a pure Hebrew. As far as the law is concerned, I am a Pharisee. 6 As far as being committed is concerned, I opposed and attacked the church. As far as keeping the law is concerned, I kept it perfectly.

7 I thought things like that were really something great. But now I consider them to be nothing because of Christ. 8 Even more, I consider everything to be nothing compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. To know him is worth much more than anything else. Because of him I have lost everything. But I consider all of it to be garbage so I can know Christ better. 9 I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith. 10 I want to know Christ better. Yes, I want to know the power that raised him from the dead. I want to join him in his sufferings. I want to become like him by sharing in his death. 11 Then by God’s grace I will rise from the dead.

12 I have not yet received all these things. I have not yet reached my goal. Christ Jesus took hold of me so that I could reach that goal. So I keep pushing myself forward to reach it. 13 Brothers and sisters, I don’t consider that I have taken hold of it yet. But here is the one thing I do. I forget what is behind me. I push hard toward what is ahead of me. 14 I push myself forward toward the goal to win the prize. God has appointed me to win it. The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.

Following Paul’s Example

15 So all of us who are grown up in the faith should see things this way. Maybe you think differently about something. But God will make it clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already reached.

17 Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. You have us as a model. So pay close attention to those who live as we do. 18 I have told you these things many times before. Now I tell you again with tears in my eyes. Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 The only thing they have coming to them is death. Their stomach is their god. They brag about what they should be ashamed of. They think only about earthly things. 20 But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 He has the power to bring everything under his control. By his power he will change our earthly bodies. They will become like his glorious body.

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El valor infinito de conocer a Cristo

3 Por lo demás, hermanos míos, regocijaos en el Señor(A). A mí no me es molesto escribiros otra vez lo mismo, y para vosotros es motivo de seguridad. 2 Cuidaos de los perros(B), cuidaos de los malos obreros(C), cuidaos de la falsa circuncisión[a]; 3 porque nosotros somos la verdadera circuncisión[b], que adoramos en el Espíritu de Dios[c](D) y nos gloriamos en Cristo Jesús(E), no poniendo la confianza en la carne, 4 aunque yo mismo podría confiar[d] también en la carne(F). Si algún otro cree tener motivo para confiar en la carne, yo mucho más: 5 circuncidado el octavo día(G), del linaje de Israel, de la tribu de Benjamín, hebreo de hebreos(H); en cuanto a la ley, fariseo(I); 6 en cuanto al celo, perseguidor de la iglesia(J); en cuanto a la justicia de[e] la ley(K), hallado irreprensible(L). 7 Pero todo lo que para mí era ganancia, lo he estimado como pérdida por amor de Cristo(M). 8 Y aún más, yo estimo como pérdida todas las cosas en vista del incomparable valor de conocer a[f] Cristo Jesús(N), mi Señor, por quien lo he perdido todo, y lo considero como basura a fin de ganar a Cristo, 9 y ser hallado en Él, no teniendo mi propia justicia derivada de la ley(O), sino la que es por la fe en Cristo, la justicia que procede de Dios sobre la base de la fe(P), 10 y conocerle a Él(Q), el poder de su resurrección(R) y la participación en sus padecimientos(S), llegando a ser como Él en su muerte[g](T), 11 a fin de llegar[h](U) a la resurrección de entre los muertos. 12 No que ya lo haya alcanzado(V) o que ya haya llegado a ser perfecto(W), sino que sigo adelante, a fin de poder[i] alcanzar(X) aquello para lo cual también[j] fui alcanzado por Cristo Jesús(Y). 13 Hermanos, yo mismo no considero haberlo ya alcanzado; pero una cosa hago: olvidando lo que queda atrás(Z) y extendiéndome a lo que está delante, 14 prosigo hacia la meta para obtener el premio(AA) del supremo llamamiento de Dios(AB) en Cristo Jesús(AC). 15 Así que todos los que somos perfectos[k](AD), tengamos esta misma actitud; y si en algo tenéis una actitud distinta(AE), eso también os lo revelará Dios(AF); 16 sin embargo, continuemos viviendo[l] según la misma norma que hemos alcanzado(AG).

La ciudadanía celestial

17 Hermanos, sed imitadores míos(AH), y observad a los que andan según el ejemplo(AI) que tenéis en nosotros. 18 Porque muchos andan como[m] os he dicho muchas veces, y ahora os lo digo aun llorando(AJ), que son enemigos de la cruz de Cristo(AK), 19 cuyo fin es perdición, cuyo dios es su apetito[n](AL) y cuya gloria está en su vergüenza(AM), los cuales piensan solo en las cosas terrenales(AN). 20 Porque nuestra ciudadanía[o] está en los cielos(AO), de donde también ansiosamente esperamos a un Salvador, el Señor Jesucristo(AP), 21 el cual transformará el cuerpo de nuestro estado de humillación[p] en conformidad(AQ) al cuerpo de su gloria[q](AR), por el ejercicio del poder(AS) que tiene aun para sujetar todas las cosas a sí mismo(AT).

Footnotes

  1. Filipenses 3:2 Lit., de la mutilación; (gr., katatomé)
  2. Filipenses 3:3 Lit., el cortamiento; (gr., peritomé)
  3. Filipenses 3:3 O, adoramos a Dios en espíritu
  4. Filipenses 3:4 Lit., tener confianza
  5. Filipenses 3:6 Lit., en
  6. Filipenses 3:8 Lit., del conocimiento de
  7. Filipenses 3:10 Lit., conformado a su muerte
  8. Filipenses 3:11 Lit., si de alguna manera llegue
  9. Filipenses 3:12 Lit., por si acaso pudiera
  10. Filipenses 3:12 O, porque también
  11. Filipenses 3:15 O, maduros
  12. Filipenses 3:16 Lit., siguiendo en línea
  13. Filipenses 3:18 Lit., los cuales
  14. Filipenses 3:19 Lit., vientre
  15. Filipenses 3:20 O, patria, lit., comunidad
  16. Filipenses 3:21 O, nuestro humilde cuerpo
  17. Filipenses 3:21 O, su cuerpo glorioso
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Philippians 3
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No Confidence in the Flesh

3 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again,(A) and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs,(B) those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision,(C) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(D) and who put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.(E)

If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised(F) on the eighth day, of the people of Israel,(G) of the tribe of Benjamin,(H) a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;(I) 6 as for zeal,(J) persecuting the church;(K) as for righteousness based on the law,(L) faultless.

7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss(M) for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(N) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(O) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,(P) but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness(Q) that comes from God on the basis of faith.(R) 10 I want to know(S) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,(T) becoming like him in his death,(U) 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection(V) from the dead.

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,(W) but I press on to take hold(X) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.(Y) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(Z) and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on(AA) toward the goal to win the prize(AB) for which God has called(AC) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Following Paul’s Example

15 All of us, then, who are mature(AD) should take such a view of things.(AE) And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.(AF) 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

17 Join together in following my example,(AG) brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.(AH) 18 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears,(AI) many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.(AJ) 19 Their destiny(AK) is destruction, their god is their stomach,(AL) and their glory is in their shame.(AM) Their mind is set on earthly things.(AN) 20 But our citizenship(AO) is in heaven.(AP) And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,(AQ) 21 who, by the power(AR) that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies(AS) so that they will be like his glorious body.(AT)

Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of
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