For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

{Let} nothing {be done} through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.

{Be} of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. {condescend...: or, be contented with mean things}

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all {of you} be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? {destroy...: Heb. be desolate?}

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

If any man speak, {let him speak} as the oracles of God; if any man minister, {let him do it} as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what {is} good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? {walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk}

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. {sober: or, vigilant}

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, {let us prophesy} according to the proportion of faith;

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, {sober: or, wise}

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure {unto him}.

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

For who maketh thee to differ {from another}? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive {it}, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received {it}? {maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee}

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. {sober...: or, discreet}

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men {are}, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; {broided: or, plaited}

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. {blindness: or, hardness}

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

{It is} not good to eat much honey: so {for men} to search their own glory {is not} glory.

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except {it be} that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, {let us prophesy} according to the proportion of faith;

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? {destroy...: Heb. be desolate?}

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

{Be} of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. {condescend...: or, be contented with mean things}

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. {seemeth...: or, thinketh that he hath}

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we {should go} unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and {to} Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think {of men} above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. {sober: or, vigilant}

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

For who maketh thee to differ {from another}? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive {it}, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received {it}? {maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee}

And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

But we will not boast of things without {our} measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. {rule: or, line}

And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard {it}.

Who then is Paul, and who {is} Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

For whether we be beside ourselves, {it is} to God: or whether we be sober, {it is} for your cause.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. {anger: Heb. spirit}

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.