'Finally,12my4brothers,3rejoice5in6the Lord.7To write10the8same things9to you11isno14trouble15to me12and17issafe18for you.16 Look out for1the2dogs,3look out for4the5evildoers,67look out for8those9who mutilate the flesh.10 For2we1are3the4circumcision,5who worship9by the Spirit7of God8and10glory11in12Christ13Jesus14and15put19no16confidence19in17the flesh —18 though1I myself2have [reason]3for confidence4in6the flesh7also.5If8anyone9else11thinks10he has reason for confidence12in13the flesh,14I15havemore:16 circumcised1on the eighth day,2of3the people4of Israel,5of the tribe6of Benjamin,7a Hebrew8of9Hebrews;10as to11the law,12a Pharisee;13 as to1zeal,2a persecutor of3the4church;5as to6righteousness7under9the law,10blameless.12 But1whatever2gain5I4had,3I counted7as loss11for the sake of8Christ.10 Indeed,2I count4everything5as7loss6because of8the9surpassing worth10of knowing12Christ13Jesus14my17Lord.16For18his19sake18I have suffered the loss of22all21things20and23count24themas rubbish,25in order that26I may gain28Christ27 and1be found2in3him,4not5having6a righteousness8ofmy own7that9comesfrom10the law,11but12that13which comesthrough14faith15in Christ,16the17righteousness20from18God19that[depends] on21faith —23 that1[I may] know2him3and4the5power6of8his9resurrection,8and10mayshare12his15sufferings,14becoming like [him]16in18his19death,18 that by any means possible12I may attain3the5resurrection6from8the dead.9 Not1that2I have4already3obtained4thisor5am7already6perfect,7but9I press on8to make it my own,12because17Christ18Jesus19has made me [his own].16 Brothers,1I do5not4consider5thatI2have made6itmy own.3But8one thing7I do:forgetting12what9liesbehind11and14straining forward16to what13liesahead,15 I press on3toward1the goal2for4the5prize6of the7upward8call9of God11in12Christ13Jesus.14 Let those of us5who1aremature3think5this [way],4and6if7in anything8you think10otherwise,9God14will reveal16that12also11to you.15 Only1let us[hold true]67to2what3we have attained.4 Brothers,4join in imitating13me,2and5keep your eyes on6those7who walk9according to10the example12you have11in us.13 For2many,1of whom4I have6often5told6you7and9now8tell12youeven10with tears,11walk3as enemies1314of the15cross16of Christ.18 Their1end3isdestruction,4their5god7istheir16belly,9and10theyglory12in13theirshame,15with minds set on20earthly19things.18 [But]2our1citizenship4is7in5heaven,6and10from8it9we await12a Savior,11the Lord13Jesus14Christ,15 who1will transform2our7lowly6body4to belike8his13glorious12body,10by14the15power16that17enables18him19even20to subject21all24things23to himself.22