The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 de cetero fratres mei gaudete in Domino eadem vobis scribere mihi quidem non pigrum vobis autem necessarium
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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.
2 videte canes videte malos operarios videte concisionem
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Look out for the dogs, look out for the evil-workers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
3 nos enim sumus circumcisio qui spiritu Deo servimus et gloriamur in Christo Iesu et non in carne fiduciam habentes
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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.
4 quamquam ego habeam confidentiam et in carne si quis alius videtur confidere in carne ego magis
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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:
5 circumcisus octava die ex genere Israhel de tribu Beniamin Hebraeus ex Hebraeis secundum legem Pharisaeus
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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,
6 secundum aemulationem persequens ecclesiam Dei secundum iustitiam quae in lege est conversatus sine querella
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as to zeal a persecutor of the church, as to righteousness under the law blameless.
7 sed quae mihi fuerunt lucra haec arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimenta
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But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
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
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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
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
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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;
10 ad agnoscendum illum et virtutem resurrectionis eius et societatem passionum illius configuratus morti eius
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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,
11 si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem quae est ex mortuis
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that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
12 non quod iam acceperim aut iam perfectus sim sequor autem si conprehendam in quo et conprehensus sum a Christo Iesu
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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.
13 fratres ego me non arbitror conprehendisse unum autem quae quidem retro sunt obliviscens ad ea vero quae sunt in priora extendens me
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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,
14 ad destinatum persequor ad bravium supernae vocationis Dei in Christo Iesu
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I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 quicumque ergo perfecti hoc sentiamus et si quid aliter sapitis et hoc vobis Deus revelabit
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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.
16 verumtamen ad quod pervenimus ut idem sapiamus et in eadem permaneamus regula
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Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
17 imitatores mei estote fratres et observate eos qui ita ambulant sicut habetis formam nos
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Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us.
18 multi enim ambulant quos saepe dicebam vobis nunc autem et flens dico inimicos crucis Christi
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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.
19 quorum finis interitus quorum deus venter et gloria in confusione ipsorum qui terrena sapiunt
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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.
20 nostra autem conversatio in caelis est unde etiam salvatorem expectamus Dominum Iesum Christum
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But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 qui reformabit corpus humilitatis nostrae configuratum corpori claritatis suae secundum operationem qua possit etiam subicere sibi omnia
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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.
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