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Galatians 6:3
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KJ21
For if a man think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
ASV
For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
AMP
For if anyone thinks he is something [special] when [in fact] he is nothing [special except in his own eyes], he deceives himself.
AMPC
For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another’s load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.
BRG
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
CSB
For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
CSBA
For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
CEB
If anyone thinks they are important when they aren’t, they’re fooling themselves.
CJB
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is really nothing, he is fooling himself.
CEV
If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong.
DARBY
For if any man reputes himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself;
DLNT
For if anyone thinks that he is something while being nothing, he is deceiving himself.
DRA
For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
ERV
If you think you are too important to do this, you are only fooling yourself.
EASY
You must not think that you are too important to help other people. If you are not really so important, you are thinking a false thought.
EHV
For if someone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
ESV
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
ESVUK
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
EXB
If anyone thinks he is ·important [L something] when he really is not, he is only ·fooling [deceiving; deluding] himself.
GNV
For if any man seem to himself, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself in his imagination.
GW
So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.
GNT
If you think you are something when you really are nothing, you are only deceiving yourself.
HCSB
For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
ICB
If anyone thinks that he is important when he is really not important, he is only fooling himself.
ISV
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is really nothing, he is only fooling himself.
PHILLIPS
If a man thinks he is “somebody”, he is deceiving himself, for that very thought proves that he is nobody. Let every man learn to assess properly the value of his own work and he can then be glad when he has done something worth doing without dependence on the approval of others.
JUB
For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
KJV
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
AKJV
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
LSB
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
LEB
For if anyone thinks he is something although he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.
TLB
If anyone thinks he is too great to stoop to this, he is fooling himself. He is really a nobody.
MSG
Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
MEV
For if someone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
MOUNCE
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
NOG
So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.
NABRE
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding himself.
NASB
For if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
NASB1995
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
NCB
If anyone thinks he is something when in fact he is nothing, he is only deceiving himself.
NCV
If anyone thinks he is important when he really is not, he is only fooling himself.
NET
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
NIRV
If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.
NIV
If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
NIVUK
If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
NKJV
For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
NLV
If anyone thinks he is important when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
NLT
If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.
NMB
If any person seems to himself to be something, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceives himself in his imagination.
NRSVA
For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.
NRSVACE
For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.
NRSVCE
For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.
NRSVUE
For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.
NTFE
If you think you’re something when you are not, you deceive yourself.
OJB
For if anyone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
RGT
For if anyone seems to himself something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
RSV
For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
RSVCE
For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
TLV
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
VOICE
Don’t take this opportunity to think you are better than those who slip because you aren’t; then you become the fool and deceive even yourself.
WEB
For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
WE
A man who thinks that he is an important person when he is not, that man fools himself.
WYC
For who that troweth that he be aught, when he is nought, he beguileth himself. [For why if any man guesseth himself to be aught, when he is nought, he deceiveth himself.]
YLT
for if any one doth think [himself] to be something -- being nothing -- himself he doth deceive;
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