Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves.
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.
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;
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, -
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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Word Count of 37 Translations in Philippians 2:3
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Humility And Unity
2 fulfil ye my joy, that ye may be united in sentiment, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves. 4 Let not each aim at their own particular interests, but every man at those of others.
Cross References
Romans 12:10
In brotherly affection be tenderly attached to each other; in honour preferring one another:
Ephesians 5:21
being subject one to another in the fear of God.
Galatians 5:26
Let us not be vain-glorious, irritating one another, envying one another.
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;
1 Peter 5:5
In like manner, ye who are younger persons, be in subjection to your elders: but all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed from head to foot with humility: for God sets himself in opposition to the proud, but he giveth grace to the lowly.
Luke 14:7-11
Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them,
Luke 18:14
I say to you, Went this man down to his house justified, or the other? for every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
1 Corinthians 3:3
For ye are still carnal: for since there are among you envy, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as [other] men?
1 Timothy 6:4
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words, from whence come wrath, contentions, evil speakings, wrong suspicions,
James 3:14-16
But if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
James 4:5-6
Think ye that the scripture saith without meaning, The spirit which dwelleth in you strongly urges to envy?
Romans 13:13
Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found of you such as ye would not: lest haply there be contentions, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Galatians 5:15
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed by one another.
Galatians 5:20-21
idolatry, magical charms, enmities, strifes, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, divisions, heresies,
Philippians 1:15-17
Some indeed do it in a spirit of envy and strife; but some also preach Christ with cordial good-will:
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings or disputes:
Colossians 3:8
but now ye have put away all these things, anger, asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth.
1 Peter 2:1-2
WHEREFORE putting far away wickedness of every kind, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all backbitings,