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3 For 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 upon external privileges;
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.