30BECAUSE FOR THE SAKE OF THE WORK <THE> OF CHRIST UNTO DEATH HE CAME NEAR HAVING DISREGARDED <THE> [HIS] LIFE SO THAT HE MAY FILL UP THE OF YOU DEFICIT <THE> OF TOWARD ME SERVICE. 30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
1<THE> FINALLY, BROTHERS OF MINE, DO REJOICE IN [THE] LORD. THE SAME THINGS TO WRITE TO YOU TO ME MYSELF INDEED [IS] NOT TROUBLESOME, FOR YOU HOWEVER [IS] SAFE. Righteousness through Faith in Christ (Romans 3:21–31) 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
2DO BEWARE OF THE DOGS, DO BEWARE OF THE EVIL WORKERS, DO BEWARE OF THE FALSE CIRCUMCISION; 2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
3WE OURSELVES FOR ARE THE CIRCUMCISION, THOSE IN [THE] SPIRIT OF GOD WORSHIPING AND GLORYING IN CHRIST JESUS AND NOT IN [THE] FLESH HAVING PUT CONFIDENCE, 3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
4THOUGH I MYSELF HAVE CONFIDENCE EVEN IN [THE] FLESH. IF ANY THINKS OTHER TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN [THE] FLESH, I MYSELF MORE: 4though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5CIRCUMCISION ON [THE] EIGHTH DAY, OF [THE] NATION OF ISRAEL, OF [THE] TRIBE OF BENJAMIN, A HEBREW OF HEBREWS, ACCORDING TO [THE] LAW A PHARISEE, 5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6ACCORDING TO ZEAL PERSECUTING THE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH [IS] IN [THE] LAW HAVING BECOME FAULTLESS. 6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
7BUT WHATEVER THINGS WERE TO ME GAIN, THESE I HAVE ESTEEMED BECAUSE OF <THE> CHRIST LOSS; 7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
8BUT RATHER ALSO I COUNT ALL THINGS LOSS TO BE BECAUSE OF WHICH IS EXCELLING THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS THE LORD OF MINE BECAUSE OF WHOM <THE> ALL THINGS I HAVE LOST AND ESTEEM [THEM] RUBBISH TO BE THAT CHRIST I MAY GAIN 8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
9AND MAY BE FOUND IN HIM NOT HAVING MY OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH [IS] OF [THE] LAW BUT THAT THROUGH FAITH FROM CHRIST, THE OF GOD RIGHTEOUSNESS ON THE BASIS OF <THE> FAITH, 9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ,*NoteCloseOr through the faithfulness of Christ the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
10<THE> TO KNOW HIM AND THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION OF HIM AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SUFFERINGS OF HIM BEING CONFORMED TO THE DEATH OF HIM, 10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
11IF SOMEHOW I SHALL ATTAIN TO THE RESURRECTION THAT OUT FROM [THE] DEAD. 11and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12NOT FOR ALREADY I HAVE OBTAINED [IT] OR ALREADY HAVE BEEN PERFECTED, I AM PURSUING HOWEVER IF EVEN I SHALL GRASP OF THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I WAS GRASPED BY <THE> CHRIST JESUS. Pressing on toward the Goal 12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
13BROTHERS, I MYSELF MYSELF NOT DO CONSIDER TO HAVE GRASPED [IT]; ONE THING HOWEVER: THE [THINGS] INDEED BEHIND FORGETTING, TO THE [THINGS] HOWEVER AHEAD REACHING FORWARD, 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
14TOWARD [THE] GOAL I PRESS ON FOR THE PRIZE OF THE UPWARD CALLING <THE> OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
15AS MANY AS THEREFORE [ARE] MATURE, THIS [WAY] WE MAY REASON; AND IF ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY YOU REASON, EVEN THIS <THE> GOD TO YOU WILL REVEAL; 15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
16NEVERTHELESS TO THAT WHICH WE HAVE ATTAINED, BY THE SAME [WE ARE] TO WALK RULE [AND] BY THE SAME REASONING. 16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
17IMITATORS TOGETHER OF ME DO BE, BROTHERS, AND DO OBSERVE THOSE THUS WALKING EVEN AS YOU HAVE [FOR] A PATTERN US. Citizenship in Heaven 17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
18MANY FOR ARE WALKING — [OF] WHOM OFTEN I WAS TELLING YOU, NOW INDEED EVEN WEEPING I SAY — [AS] THE ENEMIES OF THE CROSS <THE> OF CHRIST, 18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19WHOSE <THE> END [IS] DESTRUCTION, WHOSE <THE> GOD [IS] THE BELLY AND <THE> GLORY [IS] IN THE SHAME OF THEM, THOSE <THE> [THINGS] EARTHLY MINDING. 19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
20OF US FOR THE CITIZENSHIP IN [THE] HEAVENS EXISTS FROM WHENCE ALSO A SAVIOR WE ARE AWAITING [THE] LORD JESUS CHRIST, 20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21WHO WILL TRANSFORM THE BODY OF THE HUMILIATION OF US TOWARD <THE> TO BECOME IT CONFORMED TO THE BODY OF THE GLORY OF HIMSELF ACCORDING TO THE WORKING <THE> ENABLING HIM EVEN TO SUBDUE TO HIM <THE> ALL THINGS. 21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.