Philippians 3:1-6 ▼

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord, it is not uneasy to me to write what I have already said, and it is an advantage to you.

2 be upon your guard against snarlers, against the contrivances of the crafty, against the spurious breed;

3 for we are the genuine sons of Abraham, who worship God in the spiritual manner, and value no other dependance than that on Jesus Christ, without confiding in any external advantages:

4 which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to:

5 being circumcised the eighth day, of the family of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew by descent, by sect a Pharisee.

6 if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;