FILIPPENSE 3
Die ware geregtigheid
1 Verder, my broers, wees bly in die Here! Om dieselfde dinge aan julle te skrywe, is vir my nie moeite nie, en vir julle gee dit sekerheid.
2 Pas op vir daardie dwaalleraars; pas op vir daardie mense wat kwaad stig; pas op vir daardie betekenislose besnydenis!
3 Ons het die ware besnydenis, óns wat God deur sy Gees dien, óns wat ons op Christus Jesus beroem en nie op uiterlike dinge vertrou nie. 4 Tog sou ek ook op uiterlike dinge kon vertrou. As iemand meen dat hy op uiterlike dinge kan vertrou, ek nog meer: 5 ek is op die agste dag besny, van geboorte 'n Israeliet, uit die stam Benjamin, 'n egte Hebreër, in wetsopvatting was ek 'n Fariseër, 6 in my ywer 'n vervolger van die kerk, in onderhouding van die wet van Moses om vryspraak te kry, onberispelik.
7 Maar wat eers vir my 'n bate was, beskou ek nou as waardeloos ter wille van Christus, 8 ja, nog meer: ek beskou alles as waardeloos, want om Christus Jesus, my Here, te ken, oortref alles in waarde. Ter wille van Hom het ek alles prysgegee en beskou ek dit as verwerplik sodat ek Christus as enigste bate kan verkry 9 en een met Hom kan wees: vrygespreek, nie omdat ek die wet onderhou nie, maar omdat ek in Christus glo. Dit is die vryspraak wat God gee omdat 'n mens in Hom glo. 10 Al wat ek wens, is om Christus te ken, die krag van sy opstanding te ondervind en deel te hê aan sy lyding deur aan Hom gelyk te word in sy dood, 11 in die verwagting dat ek self deel sal hê aan die opstanding uit die dood.
12 Ek sê nie dat ek dit alles al het of die doel al bereik het nie, maar ek span my in om dit alles myne te maak omdat Christus Jesus my reeds Syne gemaak het. 13 Broers, ek verbeel my nie dat ek dit alles al het nie. Maar een ding doen ek: ek maak my los van wat agter is en strek my uit na wat voor is. 14 Ek span my in om by die wenstreep te kom, sodat ek die hemelse prys kan behaal waartoe God my geroep het in Christus Jesus.
15 Ons almal wat geestelik volwasse is, moet hierdie gesindheid hê. En as julle in enige opsig anders daaroor dink — God sal ook hierin aan julle die regte insig gee. 16 In elk geval, laat ons koers hou op die pad waarmee ons tot hiertoe gekom het.
17 Wees my navolgers, broers, en let op die mense wat lewe volgens die voorbeeld wat ons vir julle stel. 18 Ek het dikwels vir julle gesê en tot my verdriet moet ek dit nou herhaal: Daar is baie wat as vyande van die kruis van Christus lewe. 19 Die verderf is hulle einde; die maag is hulle god; hulle skande is hulle trots; hulle is aardsgesind. 20 Maar ons is burgers van die hemel, van waar af ons ook die Here Jesus Christus as Verlosser verwag. 21 Deur die krag waarmee Hy alles aan Homself onderwerp, sal Hy ons nederige liggame verander om soos sy verheerlikte liggaam te wees.
Philippians 3
1 As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not wearisome, but to you it is necessary.2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.3 For we are the circumcision, who in spirit serve God; and glory in Christ Jesus, not having confidence in the flesh.4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinketh he may have confidence in the flesh, I more,5 Being circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; according to the law, a Pharisee:6 According to zeal, persecuting the church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.7 But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ.8 Furthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ:9 And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death,11 If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.12 Not as though I has already attained, or were already perfect; but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth myself to those that are before,14 I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus.15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded; and if in any thing you be otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you.16 Nevertheless whereunto we are come, that we be of the same mind, let us also continue in the same rule.17 Be ye followers of me, brethren, and observe them who walk so as you have our model.18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping), that they are enemies of the cross of Christ;19 Whose end is destruction; whose God is their belly; and whose glory is in their shame; who mind earthly things.20 But our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ,21 Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself.