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4 Though I, if any man, have cause to rely even upon them. If any one thinks he can rely upon external privileges, far more can I!
5 I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee;
6 As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.
7 But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.
8 More than that, I count everything as loss, for the sake of the exceeding value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. And for his sake I have lost everything, and count it as refuse, if I may but gain Christ and be found in union with him;
9 Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.