Verš 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.
Flp 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Jak 1:2 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
1Pt 4:13 - But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Verš 2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Iz 56:10 - His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Verš 3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Dt 10:16 - Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Dt 30:6 - And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Jer 4:4 - Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Rim 2:29 - But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Kol 2:11 - In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Jn 4:24 - God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Verš 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:
2Kor 11:21 - I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
Verš 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;
2Kor 11:22 - Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
Gn 49:27 - Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Sk 23:6 - But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Verš 6
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Sk 8:3 - As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Sk 9:1 - And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Sk 22:3 - I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Gal 1:13 - For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
1Tim 1:13 - Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Verš 7
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Mt 13:44 - Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Verš 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,
Iz 53:11 - He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Jer 9:23 - Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Jn 17:3 - And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Kol 2:2 - That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Verš 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:
Rim 1:17 - For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Rim 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Verš 10
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Rim 8:17 - And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
2Kor 4:10 - Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
2Tim 2:11 - It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
1Pt 4:13 - But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Verš 14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
1Kor 9:24 - Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
2Tim 4:7 - I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Verš 16
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Gal 6:16 - And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Rim 12:16 - Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Rim 15:5 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
1Kor 1:10 - Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Flp 2:2 - Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
1Pt 3:8 - Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Verš 17
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
1Kor 4:16 - Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
1Kor 11:1 - Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
1Sol 1:6 - And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
2Sol 3:9 - Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
1Pt 5:3 - Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Verš 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:
Rim 16:17 - Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Verš 20
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Heb 13:14 - For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
1Kor 1:7 - So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1Sol 1:10 - And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Tít 2:13 - Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Verš 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.
1Kor 15:51 - Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Kol 3:4 - When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
1Jn 3:2 - Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
