2 For I decided to know nothing among you except ^zJesus Christ and him crucified.

3 For ^owe are the circumcision, ^pwho worship ^qby the Spirit of God¹ and ^rglory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

7 But ^awhatever gain I had, ^bI counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of ^cthe surpassing worth of ^dknowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ^ehave suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ