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14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
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I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
15 Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you.
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All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.
16 Only let us hold fast to what we have attained.
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Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
17 Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.
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Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.
18 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears.
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For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things.
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Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things.
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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