Philippians 3:19

3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things. ¹ 

Philippians 3:2

3:2 Beware of the dogs, ²  beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ³ 

Philippians 3:13

3:13 Brothers and sisters, ⁴  I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: ⁵  Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

¹ tn Grk “whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly and glory is their shame, these who think of earthly things.”

² sn Dogs is a figurative reference to false teachers whom Paul regards as just as filthy as dogs.

³ tn Grk “beware of the mutilation.”

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

⁵ tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”