Lord, don’t let bad people come near me.\par And I will obey my God’s commands.\par
Philippians 3:2 - Easy To Read Version Be careful of those people who do evil. They are like dogs. They demand to cut {\cf2\super [15]} the body. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Look out for those dogs [Judaizers, legalists], look out for those mischief-makers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. American Standard Version (1901) Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision: Common English Bible Watch out for the “dogs.” Watch out for people who do evil things. Watch out for those who insist on circumcision, which is really mutilation. Catholic Public Domain Version Beware of dogs; beware of those who work evil; beware of those who are divisive. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. |
Lord, don’t let bad people come near me.\par And I will obey my God’s commands.\par
The “dogs” are all around me.\par That pack {\cf2\super [128]} of evil people\par has trapped me.\par Like a lion, \{they have pierced\}\par my hands and my feet.” {\cf2\super [129]} \par
Lord, save my life from the sword.\par Save my precious life from those dogs.\par
A dog eats food. Then he gets sick and vomits. Then the dog eats that food again. It is the same with a foolish person. He does the same foolish things again and again.
At that time, many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
“Be careful of false prophets. {\cf2\super [84]} They come to you and look \{gentle\} like sheep. But they are really dangerous \{like\} wolves.
“Don’t give holy things to dogs. They will only turn and hurt you. And don’t throw your pearls to pigs. They will only step on them.
These people are not true apostles. {\cf2\super [36]} They are workers who lie. And they change themselves to \{make people think they are\} apostles of Christ.
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do the things that please your sinful selves. But serve each other with love.
If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful! You will completely destroy each other.
When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
The way these people live is leading them to destruction. They don’t serve God. Those people live only to please themselves. They do shameful things, and they are proud of those things. They think only about earthly things.
But we are the people who are truly circumcised. {\cf2\super [16]} We worship (serve) God through his Spirit. {\cf2\super [17]} We are proud to be in Christ Jesus. And we don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do.
Continue to have faith and do what you know is right. Some people have not done this. Their faith has been destroyed.
Those people say they know God. But the evil things those people do show that they don’t accept God. They are disgusting people. They refuse to obey and are useless for doing anything good.
What those people did is like this true saying: “When a dog vomits (throws up), he comes back to his vomit.” {\cf2\super [10]} And, “After a pig is washed, the pig goes back and rolls in the mud again.”
I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor. But really you are rich! I know the bad things that some people say \{about you\}. Those people say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil).
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.
Listen! There is a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil). Those people say they are Jews, but they are liars. Those people are not \{true\} Jews. I will make those people come before you and bow at your feet. They will know that you are the people I have loved.