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Finally ,
my brethren ,
rejoice in the Lord .
To write the same things to you is not irksome to me ,
and is safe for you .
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Look out for the dogs ,
look out for the evil-workers ,
look out for those who mutilate the flesh .
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For we are the true circumcision ,
who worship God in spirit ,
and glory in Christ Jesus ,
and put no confidence in the flesh .
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Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also .
If any other man thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh ,
I have more :
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circumcised on the eighth day ,
of the people of Israel ,
of the tribe of Benjamin ,
a Hebrew born of Hebrews ;
as to the law a Pharisee ,
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as to zeal a persecutor of the church ,
as to righteousness under the law blameless .
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But whatever gain I had ,
I counted as loss for the sake of Christ .
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Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord .
For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things ,
and count them as refuse ,
in order that I may gain Christ
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and be found in him ,
not having a righteousness of my own ,
based on law ,
but that which is through faith in Christ ,
the righteousness from God that depends on faith ;
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that I may know him and the power of his resurrection ,
and may share his sufferings ,
becoming like him in his death ,
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that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead .
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Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect ;
but I press on to make it my own ,
because Christ Jesus has made me his own .
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Brethren ,
I do not consider that I have made it my own ;
but one thing I do ,
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead ,
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I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus .
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Let those of us who are mature be thus minded ;
and if in anything you are otherwise minded ,
God will reveal that also to you .
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Only let us hold true to what we have attained .
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Brethren ,
join in imitating me ,
and mark those who so live as you have an example in us .
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For many ,
of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears ,
live as enemies of the cross of Christ .
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Their end is destruction ,
their god is the belly ,
and they glory in their shame ,
with minds set on earthly things .
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But our commonwealth is in heaven ,
and from it we await a Savior ,
the Lord Jesus Christ ,
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who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body ,
by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself .