2 Corinthians 10:12
For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.
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- 2 Cor 3:1 : 1 Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you?
- Prov 26:12 : 12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
- Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
- Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
- 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
- Rom 15:18 : 18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,
- 2 Cor 5:12 : 12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
- Job 12:2 : 2 No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.
- Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
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13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.
14 For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:
15 Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,
16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.
17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.
18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
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12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
13 For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.
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11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.
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7 Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.
8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
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6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?
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31 But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.
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3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.
4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.
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5 On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
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10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
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16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.
17 What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.
18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.
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1 Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you?
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2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
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5 Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;
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22 Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?
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6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.
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9 Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.
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5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.
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3 But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.
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18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
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19 It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
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3 But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.
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11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
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26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.
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16 Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
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4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.
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20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
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3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
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12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.
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17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
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5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
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12 So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.
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15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.
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13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.
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12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
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21 I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.
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12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
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9 What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;
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8 But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.