Filipanom 3
1 Napokon, bratia moji, radujte sa v Pánovi. Nelení sa mi písať vám to isté a pre vás je to zábezpeka.2 Dajte si pozor na psov, dajte si pozor na zlých pracovníkov, dajte si pozor na okyptencov!3 Veď obrezaní sme my, čo slúžime v Božom Duchu a chválime sa v Kristovi Ježišovi a nevkladáme nádej do tela,4 hoci ja by som mohol aj do tela vkladať nádej. Ak si niekto iný myslí, že môže mať nádej v tele, tým skôr ja:5 na ôsmy deň obrezaný, z Izraelovho rodu, z Benjamínovho kmeňa, Hebrej z Hebrejov, čo sa týka zákona farizej,6 čo do horlivosti prenasledovateľ Cirkvi, čo do spravodlivosti, ktorá je v zákone, žil som bezúhonne.7 Ale čo mi bolo ziskom, kvôli Kristovi pokladám za stratu.8 A vôbec všetko pokladám za stratu pre vznešenosť poznania Krista Ježiša, môjho Pána. Preň som všetko stratil a pokladám za odpadky, aby som získal Krista9 a našiel sa v ňom bez vlastnej spravodlivosti, ktorá je zo zákona, ale s tou, ktorá je skrze vieru v Krista - spravodlivosťou z Boha, založenou na viere -,10 aby som poznal jeho, moc jeho zmŕtvychvstania a účasť na jeho utrpení tým, že sa mu pripodobním v smrti,11 aby som tak nejako dosiahol aj vzkriesenie z mŕtvych.12 Nie že by som ho už bol dosiahol, alebo že by som už bol dokonalý, ale bežím, aby som sa ho niekedy zmocnil, ako sa aj Kristus Ježiš zmocnil mňa.13 Bratia, ja si nenamýšľam, že som sa už zmocnil. Ale jedno robím: zabúdam na to, čo je za mnou, a uháňam za tým, čo je predo mnou.14 Bežím k cieľu, za víťaznou cenou Božieho povolania zhora v Kristovi Ježišovi.15 A všetci dokonalí takto zmýšľajme! A ak niečo chápete ináč, aj to vám Boh zjaví.16 Ale k čomu sme už dospeli, toho sa držme!17 Bratia, spoločne ma napodobňujte a všímajte si tých, čo žijú podľa vzoru, aký máte v nás!18 Lebo mnohí, o ktorých som vám často hovoril a teraz aj s plačom hovorím, žijú ako nepriatelia Kristovho kríža.19 Ich koniec je záhuba, ich bohom je brucho a hanba je slávou tých, čo zmýšľajú pozemsky.20 Veď naša vlasť je v nebi. Odtiaľ očakávame aj Spasiteľa Pána Ježiša Krista.21 On mocou, ktorou si môže podmaniť všetko, pretvorí naše úbohé telo, aby sa stalo podobným jeho oslávenému telu.
PHILIPPIANS 3
Being Acceptable to God
1 Finally, my dear friends, be glad that you belong to the Lord. It doesn't bother me to write the same things to you that I have written before. In fact, it is for your own good.
2 Watch out for those people who behave like dogs! They are evil and want to do more than just circumcise you. 3 But we are the ones who are truly circumcised, because we worship by the power of God's Spiritt and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don't brag about what we have done, 4 although I could. Others may brag about themselves, but I have more reason to brag than anyone else. 5 t I was circumcised when I was eight days old, t and I am from the nation of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Hebrew. As a Pharisee, I strictly obeyed the Law of Moses.
6 t And I was so eager I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.
7 But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless. 8 Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage. All I want is Christ 9 and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ. 10 All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did,
11 so that somehow I also may be raised to life.Running toward the Goal
12 I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. 13 My friends, I don't feel I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead. 14 I run toward the goal, so I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done. 15 All of us who are mature should think in this same way. And if any of you think differently, God will make it clear to you.
16 But we must keep going in the direction that we are now headed.
17 t My friends, I want you to follow my example and learn from others who closely follow the example we set for you. 18 I often warned you that many people are living as enemies of the cross of Christ. And now with tears in my eyes, I warn you again
19 that they are headed for hell! They worship their stomachs and brag about the disgusting things they do. All they can think about are the things of this world.
20 But we are citizens of heaven and are eagerly waiting for our Savior to come from there. Our Lord Jesus Christ 21 t has power over everything, and he will make these poor bodies of ours like his own glorious body.