1 Corinthians 3:18

TCV

1 Corinthians 3:18

Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a 'fool,' that he may become wise.

New American Standard Bible

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

King James Version

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Holman Bible

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

International Standard Version

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

A Conservative Version

Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.

American Standard Version

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [discarding his worldly pretensions and acknowledging his lack of wisdom], so that he may become [truly] wise.

An Understandable Version

No one should fool himself. If any person among you thinks he is smart, by human standards, he should become a "fool," so that he can become [really] wise.

Anderson New Testament

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Bible in Basic English

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

Common New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise.

Daniel Mace New Testament

let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.

Darby Translation

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

Godbey New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Goodspeed New Testament

Let no one of you deceive himself. If any one of you imagines that he is wiser than the rest of you, in what this world calls wisdom, he had better become a fool, so as to become really wise.

John Wesley New Testament

Let none deceive himself: if any one among you thinketh himself to be wise, let him become a fool in this world, that he may become wise.

Julia Smith Translation

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.

King James 2000

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.

Modern King James verseion

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool so that he may be wise.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

Moffatt New Testament

Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.

Montgomery New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in the philosophy of the present age, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

NET Bible

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

New Heart English Bible

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Noyes New Testament

Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Sawyer New Testament

Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

The Emphasized Bible

Let no one be deceiving himself: - if anyone imagineth himself to be wise among you, in this age, let him become foolish, that he may become wise;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinketh himself a wise man in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Webster

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Weymouth New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any man imagines that he is wise, compared with the rest of you, with the wisdom of the present age, let him become "foolish" so that he may be wise.

Williams New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in this world's wisdom, as compared with the rest of you, to become really wise he must become a fool.

World English Bible

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Worrell New Testament

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Worsley New Testament

Let no one deceive himself: if any among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be truly wise.

Youngs Literal Translation

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

Themes

Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness

Foolishness » What is foolishness with God

Simplicity » Should be exhibited » Concerning our own wisdom

Wisdom » The wisdom of the world

Wisdom » Those that are wise according to the world

Topics

Pride, Examples Of

Thought

Wisdom, Source Of Human

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Let

G1818

ἐξαπατάω
Exapatao

deceive, beguile

Usage: 5

no man

G3367

μηδείς μηδεμία μηδέν
medeis

no man, nothing, no, none, not, anything,

Usage: 79

deceive

G1818

ἐξαπατάω
Exapatao

deceive, beguile

Usage: 5

himself

G1438

ἑαυτοῦ
heautou

himself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves, his, their, itself,

Usage: 249

G1487

εἰ
Ei

if, whether, that, not tr,

Usage: 218

any man

G5100

τίς
Tis

certain, some, any man, any, one, man, anything, a, certain man, something, somewhat, ought, some man, certain thing, nothing Trans, divers, he, thing, another, not tr,

Usage: 373

among

G1722

ἐν
En

in, by, with, among, at, on, through,

Usage: 2128

you

G5213

ὑμῖν
Humin

you, ye, your, not tr,

Usage: 293

seemeth

G1380

δοκέω
Dokeo

think, seem, suppose, seem good, please,

Usage: 45

to be

G1511

εἶναι
Einai

to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,

Usage: 97

wise

G4680

σοφός
Sophos

wise

Usage: 19

G1722

ἐν
En

in, by, with, among, at, on, through,

Usage: 2128

this

G5129

τούτῳ
Touto

this, him, hereby Trans, herein ,

Usage: 68

world

G165

αἰών
Aion

ever, world, never 9 , evermore, age, eternal,

Usage: 101

let him become

G1096

γίνομαι
Ginomai

be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done

Usage: 531

a fool

G3474

μωρός
Moros

foolish, fool, foolishness

Usage: 6

that

G2443

ἵνα
Hina

that, to,

Usage: 472

he may be

G1096

γίνομαι
Ginomai

be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done

Usage: 531

References

American

Apollos

Hastings

World

Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 3:18

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 18366
1 Corinthians Rank: 386
11 Topics
5 Themes
27 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
4 Phrases
1 Name
2 References

Context Readings

Divisiveness And Immaturity

¹⁷ If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you. ¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a 'fool,' that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For in God's sight this world's wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of-'One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,'

Phrases

Of This World

Wise Man

By Human Standards

Ways Of This World

Names

No

Cross References

Galatians 6:3

If a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is really nobody, he deceives himself.

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, any one who will humble himself like this child-- that man shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Mark 10:15

I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."

Luke 18:17

I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."

Luke 21:8

And Jesus said: "See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not follow them.

Romans 11:25

Brothers, for fear that you should think too highly of yourselves, I want you to recognize the truth, hitherto hidden, that the callousness which has come over Israel is only partial, and will continue only till the whole Gentile world has been gathered in.