Philippians 3:2

Beware of those dogs! Beware of those mischievous workers! Beware of the men who mutilate themselves!

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In The King James Version

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

In Context

1In conclusion, my friends, may all joy be yours in your union with the Lord. To repeat what I have already written does not weary me, and is the safe course for you.

3For it is we who are the circumcised – we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely on external privileges;

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Cross References

Psalms 22:16For dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.

Psalms 119:115Begone, you wicked people, I will keep the commands of my God.

Matthew 7:15“Beware of false teachers – people who come to you in the guise of sheep, but at heart they are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 24:10And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

2 Corinthians 11:13Such people are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ!

Matthew Henry on Philippians 3:2-4

Description of True Christians. ( a. d. 62.) 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. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. It seems the church of the Philippians, though a faithful and flourishing church, was disturbed by the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to… Read the whole commentary →

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