Romans 12:3
1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
5 so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
- ASV
- For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.
- DARBY
- For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
- BLB
- For through the grace having been given to me, I say to everyone being among you⁺ not to be high-minded above what it is necessary to think, but to think so as to be sound-minded, as God allotted to each a measure of faith.
- ÅB
- For ved den nåde som er meg gitt, sier jeg til enhver blant dere at ingen skal tenke høyere om seg selv enn det som passer, men tenke nøkternt, hver etter det mål av tro Gud har målt ut til ham.
- OTB
- For ved den nåde som er gitt meg, sier jeg til hver og en av dere: Tenk ikke høyere om dere selv enn dere bør, men tenk med edruelig vurdering, i samsvar med det mål av tro som Gud har gitt hver enkelt av dere.
- B1930
- For ved den nåde som er mig gitt, sier jeg til enhver iblandt eder at han ikke skal tenke høiere enn han bør tenke, men tenke så at han tenker sindig, alt efter som Gud har tilmålt enhver hans mål av tro.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:3
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3–8
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Read in contextProverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Read in context1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in contextRomans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:16
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Read in contextJames 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
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