Book of Common Prayer

Finally, Rejoice In The Lord

3 Finally, my brothers, be rejoicing in the Lord. To be writing the same things to you is not troublesome for me, and is safe for you—

Watch Out For The False Circumcision

² Be watching-out-for the dogs^[a], be watching out for the evil workers, be watching out for the mutilation^[b]. ³ For we are the circumcision, the ones worshiping in the Spirit of God and boasting in Christ Jesus and not putting-confidence in the flesh— ⁴ though myself having confidence even in the flesh!

If Anyone Can Put Confidence In The Flesh, I More

If any other person thinks that he may put-confidence in the flesh, I more— ⁵ in circumcision the eighth day; from the nation of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew from Hebrews; in relation to the Law— a Pharisee; ⁶ in relation to zeal— persecuting the church; in relation to the righteousness in the Law— having been blameless^[c].

But I Count All Such Things As Loss That I May Know Christ And His Power

⁷ But what things were gains to me, these I have regarded to be a loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸ But more than that, I am indeed regarding all things to be a loss for the sake of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of Whom I suffered-loss-of all things and am regarding them as garbage in order that I might gain Christ ⁹ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the Law but the one through faith^[d] in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith— ¹⁰ that I might know Him and the power of His resurrection and the partnership^[e] of His sufferings, being conformed to His death ¹¹ if somehow^[f] I might attain to [the power of] the resurrection-out from the dead.

Brothers, I Am Forgetting The Past And Pressing On Toward The True Prize

¹² Not that I already obtained it or have already been made-perfect^[g], but I am pressing-on to see if I may indeed take-hold-of ^[h] that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things behind and stretching-toward the things ahead, ¹⁴ I am pressing-on toward the goal for the prize of the upward^[i] calling from God in Christ Jesus.

⁹ Then the large crowd^[a] of the Jews came-to-know that He was there. And they came— not because of Jesus only, but in order that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. ¹⁰ And the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also, ¹¹ because many of the Jews were going-away and were believing in Jesus because of him.

Jesus The King Enters Jerusalem On a Donkey, As Predicted By Zechariah

¹² On the next day the large crowd^[b]— the one having come to the Feast— having heard^[c] that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³ took the branches of palm-trees and came out to meet Him. And they were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel”. ¹⁴ And Jesus, having found a young-donkey, sat on it, just as it has been written [in Zech 9:9]: ¹⁵ “Do not be fearing, daughter of Zion. Behold— your King is coming, sitting on a colt of a donkey”. ¹⁶ His disciples did not understand these things at first. But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written for^[d] Him, and that they did these things to Him. ¹⁷ Then the crowd^[e] was testifying— the one being with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead. ¹⁸ For this reason also the crowd^[f] met Him— because they heard that He had done this sign. ¹⁹ Then the Pharisees said to themselves, “You see that you are profiting nothing! Look— the world went after Him!”