Galatians 6:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³ For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Common English Bible

³ If anyone thinks they are important when they aren’t, they’re fooling themselves.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Galatians 6:3 Cross References

Proverbs 25:14

As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

Proverbs 26:12

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

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Acts 5:36

For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:3

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 so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 3:18

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.

1 Corinthians 8:2

If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;

2 Corinthians 12:11

I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 3:5

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

Galatians 2:6

But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)--they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:

Galatians 2:9

and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

James 1:26

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.