Galatians 6:3
For, if any one thinketh he is something, when he is, nothing, he deceiveth himself;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
In Context
2One another’s burdens, be ye bearing, and, so, fill up the law of the Christ.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:14Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee, taking his stand, these things unto himself was praying: O God! I thank thee, that I am not like the rest of men,—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or, even as this tax-collector;
Romans 12:16The same thing, one to another regarding,—not the lofty things regarding, but, by the lowly, being led along. Be not getting presumptuous in your own opinion:
1 Corinthians 8:2If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he, as he must needs come to know,
2 Corinthians 3:5Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God;—
Galatians 2:6Moreover, from them who were reputed to be something,—whatsoever at one time, they were, maketh no difference to me, God accepteth not a man’s person,—unto me, in fact, they who were of repute added nothing further;
Matthew Henry on Galatians 6:2-11
Tenderness in Reproving; Self-Examination; Spiritual Mindedness and Beneficence. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in… Read the whole commentary →