KJV Easy Read Bible All for Christ 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to youp, to me indeed is not grievous, but for youp it is safe. troublesome; to protect you 2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. referring to unbelievers; false circumcision 3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Christians truly devoted to God 4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. concerning 7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8Yea 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, rubbish, refuse, manure 9And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death; 11If by any means I might attain to the resurrection of the dead. Pressing Toward the Goal 12Not 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. obtain, grasp; obtained by, seized by 13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, regard; obtained, grasped, seized 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. goal 15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing youp be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this to youp. 16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Our Citizenship in Heaven 17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as youp have us for an example. 18(For many walk, of whom I have told youp often, and now tell youp even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20For our conversation is in heaven; from where also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: citizenship 21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like to His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
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