1 de cetero fratres mei gaudete in Domino
eadem vobis scribere
mihi quidem non pigrum vobis autem necessarium
2 videte canes videte malos operarios videte concisionem
3 nos enim sumus circumcisio qui spiritu Deo servimus
et gloriamur in Christo Iesu
et non in carne fiduciam habentes
4 quamquam ego habeam confidentiam et in carne
si quis alius videtur confidere in carne ego magis
5 circumcisus octava die ex genere Israhel de tribu Beniamin
Hebraeus ex Hebraeis secundum legem Pharisaeus
6 secundum aemulationem persequens ecclesiam Dei
secundum iustitiam quae in lege est conversatus sine querella
7 sed quae mihi fuerunt lucra
haec arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimenta
8 verumtamen existimo omnia detrimentum esse
propter eminentem scientiam Iesu Christi Domini mei
propter quem omnia detrimentum feci
et arbitror ut stercora ut Christum lucri faciam
9 et inveniar in illo non habens meam iustitiam quae ex lege est
sed illam quae ex fide est Christi
quae ex Deo est iustitia in fide
10 ad agnoscendum illum
et virtutem resurrectionis eius
et societatem passionum illius configuratus morti eius
11 si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem quae est ex mortuis
12 non quod iam acceperim aut iam perfectus sim
sequor autem si conprehendam
in quo et conprehensus sum a Christo Iesu
13 fratres ego me non arbitror conprehendisse
unum autem quae quidem retro sunt obliviscens
ad ea vero quae sunt in priora extendens me
14 ad destinatum persequor
ad bravium supernae vocationis Dei in Christo Iesu
15 quicumque ergo perfecti hoc sentiamus
et si quid aliter sapitis et hoc vobis Deus revelabit
16 verumtamen ad quod pervenimus ut idem sapiamus
et in eadem permaneamus regula
17 imitatores mei estote fratres
et observate eos qui ita ambulant
sicut habetis formam nos
18 multi enim ambulant
quos saepe dicebam vobis nunc autem et flens dico
inimicos crucis Christi
19 quorum finis interitus quorum deus venter
et gloria in confusione ipsorum qui terrena sapiunt
20 nostra autem conversatio in caelis est
unde etiam salvatorem expectamus Dominum Iesum
Christum
21 qui reformabit corpus humilitatis nostrae
configuratum corpori claritatis suae
secundum operationem qua possit etiam subicere sibi omnia
1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do , forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.