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# For it is we who are
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Paul uses "we" to refer to himself and all true believers in Christ, including the Philippian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# the circumcision
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Paul uses this phrase to refer to believers in Christ who are not physically circumcised but are spiritually circumcised, which means they have received the Holy Spirit through faith. AT: "the truly circumcised ones" or "truly God's people"
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# have no confidence in the flesh
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"do not trust that only cutting our flesh will please God"
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