Romans 12:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

God has given me a special gift, and that is why I have something to say to each one of you. Don’t think that you are better than you really are. You must see yourself just as you are. Decide what you are by the faith God has given each of us.

Cross References

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are too important to do this, you are only fooling yourself.

Proverbs 26:12

People who think they are wise when they are not are worse than fools.

1 Peter 5:5

Young people, I have something to say to you too. You should accept the authority of the elders. You should all have a humble attitude in dealing with each other. “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34

Romans 12:16

Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud, but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others. Don’t think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat.

Ecclesiastes 7:16

So why ruin your life? Don’t be too good or too bad, and don’t be too wise or too foolish. Why should you die before your time?

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you in your prayers.

James 4:6

But the kindness God shows is greater. As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.”

1 Peter 4:11

If your gift is speaking, your words should be like words from God. If your gift is serving, you should serve with the strength that God gives. Then it is God who will be praised in everything through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

1 Corinthians 7:17

But each one of you should continue to live the way the Lord God has given you to live—the way you were when God chose you. I tell people in all the churches to follow this rule.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God and not to do the bad things the world wants to do. It teaches us to live on earth now in a wise and right way—a way that shows true devotion to God.

Titus 2:2

Teach the older men to have self-control, to be serious, and to be wise. They must be strong in faith, in love, and in patience.

2 Corinthians 12:7

But I must not be too proud of the wonderful things that were shown to me. So a painful problem was given to me—an angel from Satan, sent to make me suffer, so that I would not think that I am better than anyone else.

Romans 11:20

That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe. And you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Don’t be proud, but be afraid.

Romans 1:5

Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle—to lead people of all nations to believe and obey him. I do all this to honor Christ.

1 Peter 1:13

So prepare your minds for service. With complete self-control put all your hope in the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ comes.

Titus 2:4

By doing this they will teach the younger women to love their husbands and children.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, because of God’s grace, that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)

John 3:34

God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

Ephesians 4:16

and the whole body depends on him. All the parts of the body are joined and held together, with each part doing its own work. This causes the whole body to grow and to be stronger in love.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men who steal, cheat, or commit adultery. I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Titus 2:6

In the same way, tell the young men to be wise.

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved in their work of having children. They will be saved if they continue to live in faith, love, and holiness with sensible behavior.

1 Timothy 2:9

And I want the women to make themselves attractive in the right way. Their clothes should be sensible and appropriate. They should not draw attention to themselves with fancy hairstyles or gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothes.

1 Timothy 1:14

But our Lord gave me a full measure of his grace. And with that grace came the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:4

And if you read what I wrote, you can see that I understand the secret truth about Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:13

So you received everything that the other churches have received. Only one thing was different: I was not a burden to you. Forgive me for this!

1 Corinthians 3:10

Like an expert builder I built the foundation of that house. I used the gift that God gave me to do this. Other people are building on that foundation. But everyone should be careful how they build.

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel has been made stubborn, but that will change when enough non-Jewish people have come to God.

Proverbs 25:27

Just as eating too much honey is not good, it is not good for people to always be looking for honor.

3 John 1:9

I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes will not listen to what we say. He always wants to be the leader.

Colossians 2:13

You were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave all our sins.

Colossians 1:29

To do this, I work and struggle using the great strength that Christ gives me. That strength is working in my life.

Ephesians 3:2

Surely you know that God gave me this work through his grace to help you.

2 Corinthians 10:13

But we will not boast about anything outside the work that was given us to do. We will limit our boasting to the work God gave us, but this work includes our work with you.

Philippians 2:13

Yes, it is God who is working in you. He helps you want to do what pleases him, and he gives you the power to do it.