Philippians 3:2
1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
- KJV
- Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
- WEB
- Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.
- ASV
- Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision:
- DARBY
- See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.
- BLB
- Look out for the dogs! Look out for the evil workers! Look out for the mutilation!
- ÅB
- Gi akt på hundene, gi akt på de onde arbeidere, gi akt på de sønderskårne!
- OTB
- Vokt dere for de hundene, de onde gjerningsmennene, de som lemlester kroppen.
- B1930
- Gi akt på hundene, gi akt på de onde arbeidere, gi akt på de sønderskårne!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
Read in contextTitus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Read in contextRevelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Read in contextIsaiah 56:10–11
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:1–6
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Read in contextGalatians 5:15
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Read in contextPsalms 22:16
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:19
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
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