Philippians 3

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.

2 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:

5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the 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 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

2 Thessalonians 3

 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

 8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.