Philippians 3:3-8

3 We are the true people of the circumcision since we worship by the Spirit of God and make Christ Jesus our only boast, not relying on physical qualifications,

4 although, I myself could rely on these too. If anyone does claim to rely on them, my claim is better.

5 Circumcised on the eighth day of my life, I was born of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrew parents. In the matter of the Law, I was a Pharisee;

6 as for religious fervour, I was a persecutor of the Church; as for the uprightness embodied in the Law, I was faultless.

7 But what were once my assets I now through Christ Jesus count as losses.

8 Yes, I will go further: because of the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, I count everything else as loss. For him I have accepted the loss of all other things, and look on them all as filth if only I can gain Christ