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1 Corinthians 3:18

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16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

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BSB
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
Let no one deceive himself: If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you⁺ in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.
ÅB
Ingen dåre seg selv! Om noen iblant dere tykkes seg å være vis i denne verden, han bli en dåre, for at han kan bli vis;
OTB
La ingen bedra seg selv. Hvis noen av dere tror dere er kloke etter denne tidsalders standarder, bør dere bli "dårer" for at dere kan bli kloke.
B1930
Ingen dåre sig selv! Om nogen iblandt eder tykkes sig å være vis i denne verden, han bli en dåre, forat han kan bli vis;

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