1. Finally, my dear friends, be glad that you belong to the Lord. It doesn't bother me to write the same things to you that I have written before. In fact, it is for your own good.
2. Watch out for those people who behave like dogs! They are evil and want to do more than just circumcise you.
3. But we are the ones who are truly circumcised, because we worship by the power of God's Spirit and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don't boast about what we have done,
4. although I could. Others may boast about themselves, but I have more reason to boast than anyone else.
5. I was circumcised when I was eight days old, and I am from the nation of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Hebrew. As a Pharisee, I strictly obeyed the Law of Moses.
6. And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.
7. But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless.