Galatians 6:3

for if any one doth think [himself] to be something — being nothing — himself he doth deceive;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

In Context

2of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

4and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Luke 18:11the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

Romans 12:16of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

1 Corinthians 8:2and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;

2 Corinthians 3:5not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency [is] of God,

Galatians 2:6And from those who were esteemed to be something — whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me — the face of man God accepteth not, for — to me those esteemed did add nothing,

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 →

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