Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;

King James Version

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

Holman Bible

Watch out for “dogs,” watch out for evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.

International Standard Version

Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilators!

A Conservative Version

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the excision.

American Standard Version

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision:

Amplified

Look out for the dogs [the Judaizers, the legalists], look out for the troublemakers, look out for the false circumcision [those who claim circumcision is necessary for salvation];

An Understandable Version

Watch out for the "dogs!" [Note: "Dogs" were viewed with disgust by the ancient Jews (Deut. 23:18; II Kings 8:13; Rev. 22:15), so the term is used here derogatorily for Jewish Christians who were trying to impose on the church the requirements of the law of Moses]. Watch out for the evil workers! Watch out for those who mutilate the body meaninglessly! [Note: Paul here alludes, in a derogatory wordplay, to the Jewish practice of circumcision].

Anderson New Testament

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision.

Bible in Basic English

Be on the watch against dogs, against the workers of evil, against those of the circumcision:

Common New Testament

Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those mutilators of the body.

Daniel Mace New Testament

be upon your guard against snarlers, against the contrivances of the crafty, against the spurious breed;

Darby Translation

See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.

Godbey New Testament

Beware of dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the counterfeit circumcision.

Goodspeed New Testament

Look out for those dogs, those mischief-makers, with their amputation!

John Wesley New Testament

Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers,

Julia Smith Translation

Look out for dogs, look out for evil workmen, look out for the incision.

King James 2000

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilators.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the mutilation.

Modern King James verseion

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision party.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers. Beware of dissension:

Montgomery New Testament

Beware of "these dogs," these mischievous workers, beware of the concision!

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Noyes New Testament

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the concision.

Sawyer New Testament

Beware of the dogs, beware of evil laborers, beware of the concision.

The Emphasized Bible

Beware of the dogs, beware of mischievous workers, beware of the mutilation;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Beware of dogs, beware of the malicious labourers, beware of the concision.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Beware of those 'dogs'! Beware of those mischievous workers! Beware of the men who mutilate themselves!

Webster

Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers, beware of the concision.

Weymouth New Testament

Beware of 'the dogs,' the bad workmen, the self-mutilators.

Williams New Testament

Look out for those dogs, those mischief-makers, those self-mutilators!

World English Bible

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Worrell New Testament

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil-workers, beware of the mutilation.

Worsley New Testament

Beware of those that are like dogs, beware of evil doers, beware of the concision.

Youngs Literal Translation

look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βλέπω 
Blepo 
Usage: 85

of dogs
κύων 
Kuon 
dog
Usage: 3

βλέπω 
Blepo 
βλέπω 
Blepo 
Usage: 85
Usage: 85

of
ἐργάτης 
Ergates 
Usage: 6

κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

ἐργάτης 
Ergates 
Usage: 6

Devotionals

Devotionals about Philippians 3:2

Images Philippians 3:2

Prayers for Philippians 3:2

Context Readings

Warning Against Evil Workers

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; 3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:13

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me;
A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 22:20

Deliver my soul from the sword,
My only life from the power of the dog.

Isaiah 56:10-11

His watchmen are blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 7:22-23

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Philippians 3:3

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

1 Timothy 1:19

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

2 Timothy 3:1-6

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 Peter 2:18-20

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,

Jude 1:4

For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Psalm 119:115

Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Matthew 7:6

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Matthew 24:10

At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

Galatians 2:3-4

But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

Galatians 5:1-3

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Philippians 3:19

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

2 Timothy 4:14-15

Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

Jude 1:10-13

But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.

Revelation 2:9

‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

Revelation 21:8

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

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