Philippians 3:5-14 - Righteousness Through Christ

⁵ Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee: ⁶ In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

⁷ But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ. ⁸ Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward, ⁹ And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: ¹⁰ That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death; ¹¹ If in any way I may have the reward of life from the dead.

¹² Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before, ¹⁴ I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.