Php Philippians, chapter Epistle to the Philippians, chapter 3
Beware of those unholy people who will harm you spiritually by insisting that you must be circumcised in order to become God’s people.
Philippians 3:2-4a
We do not trust in those rituals to make us acceptable to God, although I could very well do that if it would be useful for me.
Since I was circumcised properly and have a purely Hebrew ancestry, and since I kept the Jewish laws blamelessly, I could rely upon what I have done and who I am better than anyone else could, if it were beneficial for my salvation.
Philippians 3:4b-6
In fact, if I could benefit from it for my salvation, I could rely upon what I have done and who I am [MTY, SYN] more than anyone else could! I will tell you why.