Philippians 3:1-2

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3 Finally, my ^[a]fellow believers, continue to rejoice and delight in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.

²Look out for the ^[b]dogs [the Judaizers, the legalists], look out for the troublemakers, look out for the ^[c]false circumcision [those who claim circumcision is necessary for salvation];

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Footnotes

Philippians 3:1 Lit brethren.
Philippians 3:2 Jews often used “dogs” as a derogatory term to refer to Gentiles, so Paul’s reference to his Jewish opponents in this verse is ironic. Most dogs were untamed scavengers and considered disgusting because they ate anything.
Philippians 3:2 Because circumcision was not necessary for salvation, the circumcision demanded by the Judaizers was nothing more than mutilation.