5. circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Yisra’ĕl, of the tribe of Binyamin, a Heḇrew of Heḇrews, according to Torah a Pharisee,
6. according to ardour, persecuting the assembly; according to righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless.
7. But what might have been a gain to me, I have counted as loss, because of Messiah.
8. What is more, I even count all to be loss because of the excellence of the knowledge of Messiah יהושע my Master, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them as refuse, in order to gain Messiah,