¹De cetero,Concerning other things,fratres mei,my brothers,gaudete in Domino.rejoice in the Lord.Eadem vobis scribere,It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you,mihi quidem non pigrum,but for you,vobis autem necessarium.it is not necessary.

¹De cetero,Concerning other things,fratres mei,my brothers,gaudete in Domino.rejoice in the Lord.Eadem vobis scribere,It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you,mihi quidem non pigrum,but for you,vobis autem necessarium.it is not necessary.

²Videte canes,Beware of dogs;videte malos operarios,beware of those who work evil;videte concisionem.beware of those who are divisive.

²Videte canes,Beware of dogs;videte malos operarios,beware of those who work evil;videte concisionem.beware of those who are divisive.

³Nos enim sumus circumcisio,For we are the circumcised,qui spiritu servimus Deo,we who serve God in the Spiritet gloriamur in Christo Jesu,and who glory in Christ Jesus,et non in carne fiduciam habentes,having no confidence in the flesh.

³Nos enim sumus circumcisio,For we are the circumcised,qui spiritu servimus Deo,we who serve God in the Spiritet gloriamur in Christo Jesu,and who glory in Christ Jesus,et non in carne fiduciam habentes,having no confidence in the flesh.

⁴quamquam ego habeam confidentiamNevertheless,et in carne.I might have confidence also in the flesh,Si quis alius videtur confidere in carne,for if anyone else seems to have confidence in the flesh,ego magis,more so do I.

⁴quamquam ego habeam confidentiamNevertheless,et in carne.I might have confidence also in the flesh,Si quis alius videtur confidere in carne,for if anyone else seems to have confidence in the flesh,ego magis,more so do I.

⁵circumcisus octavo die,For I was circumcised on the eighth day,ex genere Israël,of the stock of Israel,de tribu Benjamin,from the tribe of Benjamin,Hebræus ex Hebræis,a Hebrew among Hebrews.secundum legem pharisæus,According to the law, I was a Pharisee;

⁵circumcisus octavo die,For I was circumcised on the eighth day,ex genere Israël,of the stock of Israel,de tribu Benjamin,from the tribe of Benjamin,Hebræus ex Hebræis,a Hebrew among Hebrews.secundum legem pharisæus,According to the law, I was a Pharisee;

⁶secundum æmulationem persequens Ecclesiam Dei,according to zeal,secundum justitiam,I persecuted the Church of God;quæ in lege est,according to the justice that is in the law,conversatus sine querela.I lived without blame.

⁶secundum æmulationem persequens Ecclesiam Dei,according to zeal,secundum justitiam,I persecuted the Church of God;quæ in lege est,according to the justice that is in the law,conversatus sine querela.I lived without blame.

⁷Sed quæ mihi fuerunt lucra,But the things which had been to my gain,hæc arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimenta.the same have I considered a loss, for the sake of Christ.

⁷Sed quæ mihi fuerunt lucra,But the things which had been to my gain,hæc arbitratus sum propter Christum detrimenta.the same have I considered a loss, for the sake of Christ.

⁸Verumtamen existimo omnia detrimentum esse propter eminentem scientiam Jesu Christi Domini mei:Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ,propter quem omnia detrimentum feci,my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything,et arbitror ut stercora,considering it all to be like dung,ut Christum lucrifaciam,so that I may gain Christ,

⁸Verumtamen existimo omnia detrimentum esse propter eminentem scientiam Jesu Christi Domini mei:Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ,propter quem omnia detrimentum feci,my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything,et arbitror ut stercora,considering it all to be like dung,ut Christum lucrifaciam,so that I may gain Christ,

⁹et inveniar in illo non habens meam justitiam,and so that you may be found in him, not having my justice,quæ ex lege est,which is of the law,sed illam, quæ ex fide est Christi Jesu:but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus,quæ ex Deo est justitia in fide,the justice within faith, which is of God.

⁹et inveniar in illo non habens meam justitiam,and so that you may be found in him, not having my justice,quæ ex lege est,which is of the law,sed illam, quæ ex fide est Christi Jesu:but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus,quæ ex Deo est justitia in fide,the justice within faith, which is of God.

¹⁰ad cognoscendum illum,So shall I know him,et virtutem resurrectionis ejus,and the power of his resurrection,et societatem passionum illius:and the fellowship of his Passion,configuratus morti ejus:having been fashioned according to his death,

¹⁰ad cognoscendum illum,So shall I know him,et virtutem resurrectionis ejus,and the power of his resurrection,et societatem passionum illius:and the fellowship of his Passion,configuratus morti ejus:having been fashioned according to his death,

¹¹si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem, quæ est ex mortuis:if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.

¹¹si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem, quæ est ex mortuis:if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.

¹²non quod jam acceperim,It is not as though I have already received this,aut jam perfectus sim:or were already perfect.sequor autem,But rather I pursue,si quomodo comprehendam in quoso that by some means I might attain,et comprehensus sum a Christo Jesu.that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.

¹²non quod jam acceperim,It is not as though I have already received this,aut jam perfectus sim:or were already perfect.sequor autem,But rather I pursue,si quomodo comprehendam in quoso that by some means I might attain,et comprehensus sum a Christo Jesu.that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.

¹³Fratres,Brothers,ego me non arbitror comprehendisse.I do not consider that I have already attained this.Unum autem,Instead,quæ quidem retro sunt obliviscens,I do one thing:ad ea vero quæ sunt priora,forgetting those things that are behind,extendens meipsum,and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,

¹³Fratres,Brothers,ego me non arbitror comprehendisse.I do not consider that I have already attained this.Unum autem,Instead,quæ quidem retro sunt obliviscens,I do one thing:ad ea vero quæ sunt priora,forgetting those things that are behind,extendens meipsum,and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,

¹⁴ad destinatum persequor,I pursue the destination,ad bravium supernæ vocationis Dei in Christo Jesu.the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ad destinatum persequor,I pursue the destination,ad bravium supernæ vocationis Dei in Christo Jesu.the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Quicumque ergo perfecti sumus,Therefore, as many of us as are being perfected,hoc sentiamus:let us agree about this.et si quid aliter sapitis,And if in anything you disagree,et hoc vobis Deus revelabit.God will reveal this to you also.

¹⁵Quicumque ergo perfecti sumus,Therefore, as many of us as are being perfected,hoc sentiamus:let us agree about this.et si quid aliter sapitis,And if in anything you disagree,et hoc vobis Deus revelabit.God will reveal this to you also.

¹⁶Verumtamen ad quod pervenimus ut idem sapiamus,Yet truly, whatever point we reach, let us be of the same mind,et in eadem permaneamus regula.and let us remain in the same rule.

¹⁶Verumtamen ad quod pervenimus ut idem sapiamus,Yet truly, whatever point we reach, let us be of the same mind,et in eadem permaneamus regula.and let us remain in the same rule.

¹⁷Imitatores mei estote,Be imitators of me,fratres,brothers,et observate eos qui ita ambulant,and observe those who are walking similarly,sicut habetis formam nostram.just as you have seen by our example.

¹⁷Imitatores mei estote,Be imitators of me,fratres,brothers,et observate eos qui ita ambulant,and observe those who are walking similarly,sicut habetis formam nostram.just as you have seen by our example.

¹⁸Multi enim ambulant,For many persons,quos sæpe dicebam vobis (nunc autem et flens dico) inimicos crucis Christi:about whom I have often told you (and now tell you, weeping,) are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ.

¹⁸Multi enim ambulant,For many persons,quos sæpe dicebam vobis (nunc autem et flens dico) inimicos crucis Christi:about whom I have often told you (and now tell you, weeping,) are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ.

¹⁹quorum finis interitus:Their end is destruction;quorum Deus venter est:their god is their belly;et gloria in confusione ipsorum,and their glory is in their shame:qui terrena sapiunt.for they are immersed in earthly things.

¹⁹quorum finis interitus:Their end is destruction;quorum Deus venter est:their god is their belly;et gloria in confusione ipsorum,and their glory is in their shame:qui terrena sapiunt.for they are immersed in earthly things.

²⁰Nostra autem conversatio in cælis est: unde etiam Salvatorem exspectamus Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum,But our way of life is in heaven. And from heaven, too, we await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ,

²⁰Nostra autem conversatio in cælis est: unde etiam Salvatorem exspectamus Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum,But our way of life is in heaven. And from heaven, too, we await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹qui reformabit corpus humilitatis nostræ,who will transform the body of our lowliness,configuratum corpori claritatis suæ,according to the form of the body of his glory,secundum operationem, qua etiam possit subjicere sibi omnia.by means of that power by which he is even able to subject all things to himself.

²¹qui reformabit corpus humilitatis nostræ,who will transform the body of our lowliness,configuratum corpori claritatis suæ,according to the form of the body of his glory,secundum operationem, qua etiam possit subjicere sibi omnia.by means of that power by which he is even able to subject all things to himself.