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Bible in Basic English
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
New American Standard Bible
Do nothing
King James Version
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Holman Bible
Do nothing out of rivalry
International Standard Version
Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.
A Conservative Version
in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.
American Standard Version
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
Amplified
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.
An Understandable Version
Do not do anything from rivalry or from empty conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourselves.
Anderson New Testament
doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Common New Testament
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.
Darby Translation
let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;
Godbey New Testament
that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves;
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not act for selfish ends or from vanity, but modestly treat one another as your superiors.
John Wesley New Testament
Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.
Julia Smith Translation
Nothing by hired labor, or vainglory; but in lowliness the leaders hold each other above themselves.
King James 2000
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Do] nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
Modern King James verseion
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,
Moffatt New Testament
never acting for private ends or from vanity, but humbly considering each other the better man,
Montgomery New Testament
Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.
NET Bible
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
New Heart English Bible
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
Noyes New Testament
doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vainglory, but in humility esteeming others as better than yourselves;
Sawyer New Testament
Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,
The Emphasized Bible
Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Nothing should be done in a factious spirit or from vanity, but each of you should with all humility regard others as of more account than himself,
Webster
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Weymouth New Testament
Do nothing in a spirit of factiousness or of vainglory, but, with true humility, let every one regard the rest as being of more account than himself;
Williams New Testament
Stop acting from motives of selfish strife or petty ambition, but in humility practice treating one another as your superiors.
World English Bible
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
Worrell New Testament
doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;
Worsley New Testament
Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better than themselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --
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Humility And Unity
2 Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind; 3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself; 4 Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.
Cross References
Romans 12:10
Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
Ephesians 5:21
Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.
Galatians 5:26
Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.
Ephesians 4:2
With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
1 Peter 5:5
And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.
Luke 14:7-11
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
Luke 18:14
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
1 Corinthians 3:3
Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?
1 Timothy 6:4
He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,
James 3:14-16
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
James 4:5-6
Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?
Proverbs 13:10
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Romans 13:13
With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
Galatians 5:15
But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.
Galatians 5:20-21
Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,
Philippians 1:15-17
Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without protests and arguments;
Colossians 3:8
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
1 Peter 2:1-2
So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,