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Berean Standard Bible

“Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!”

Philippians 3:2

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Paul is warning the Philippians against teachers who insisted Gentile believers must be circumcised and follow Jewish ritual law to be right with God. He is about to explain that his own impressive credentials count as loss compared with knowing Christ.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

World English Bible (WEB)

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Be on the watch against dogs, against the workers of evil, against those of the circumcision:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Guardaos de los perros, guardaos de los malos obreros, guardaos del cortamiento.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuídense de esos perros, cuídense de esos malos obreros, cuídense de esos que mutilan el cuerpo.

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