Romans 12:3

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Romans 12:3

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Summary

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

I say

Not to

Soberly

1 Peter 5:8

According

General references

Luke 9:46

Bible References

I say

But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,

But I have written to you the more boldly, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace given to me by God,

According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.

But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which was towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

(for he that wrought in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision wrought also in me towards the Gentiles,)

(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,

But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.

But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.

If any one speak as oracles of God; if any one minister as of strength which God supplies; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the might for the ages of ages. Amen.

Not to

Right: they have been broken out through unbelief, and thou standest through faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?

And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.

For if any man reputes himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself;

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;

And you, being dead in offences and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven us all the offences;

But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.

Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace.

I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

Soberly

In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited hair and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober and hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace which will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;

Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.

According

But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?

But to each the manifestation of the Spirit is given for profit.

For in what is it that ye have been inferior to the other assemblies, unless that I myself have not been in laziness a charge upon you? Forgive me this injury.

But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

General references

And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be the greatest of them.