Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

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 As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you is sure; 2 look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision; 3 for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,

Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:13

for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

Galatians 5:15

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.

Psalm 22:16

And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

Psalm 22:20

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

Isaiah 56:10-11

Blind are his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

Revelation 22:15

and without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

Matthew 7:15

'But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

Matthew 7:22-23

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things?

Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

Galatians 5:13

For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Philippians 3:3

for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,

1 Timothy 1:19

having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

2 Timothy 3:1-6

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

2 Peter 2:18-20

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

Jude 1:4

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

Psalm 119:115

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

Matthew 7:6

Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

Matthew 24:10

and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

Galatians 2:3-4

but not even Titus, who is with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised --

Galatians 5:1-3

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Galatians 5:6

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.

Philippians 3:19

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who the things on earth are minding.

2 Timothy 4:3-4

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,

2 Timothy 4:14-15

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

Titus 1:16

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

2 Peter 2:22

and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; 'A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, 'A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

Jude 1:10-13

and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

Revelation 2:9

I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of the Adversary.

Revelation 3:9

lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.

Revelation 21:8

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part is in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

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