Philippians 3:12-21 (New International Version)

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Pressing on Toward the Goal

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect,¹ but I press on to take hold² of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.³ 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind⁴ and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on⁵ toward the goal to win the prize⁶ for which God has called⁷ me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 15 All of us who are mature⁸ should take such a view of things.⁹ And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.¹⁰ 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained. 17 Join with others in following my example,¹¹ brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.¹² 18 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears,¹³ many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.¹⁴ 19 Their destiny¹⁵ is destruction, their god is their stomach,¹⁶ and their glory is in their shame.¹⁷ Their mind is on earthly things.¹⁸ 20 But our citizenship¹⁹ is in heaven.²⁰ And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,²¹ 21 who, by the power²² that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies²³ so that they will be like his glorious body.²⁴

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