So when a person invites you, go sit in the seat that is not important. Then the person that invited you will come to you and say, ‘Friend, move up here to this better place!’ What an honor this will be for you in front of all the other guests!
Galatians 5:26 - Easy To Read Version We must not be vain (conceited). We must not make trouble with each other. And we must not be jealous of each other. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another. American Standard Version (1901) Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another. Common English Bible Let’s not become arrogant, make each other angry, or be jealous of each other. Catholic Public Domain Version Let us not become desirous of empty glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let us not be made desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying on another. |
So when a person invites you, go sit in the seat that is not important. Then the person that invited you will come to you and say, ‘Friend, move up here to this better place!’ What an honor this will be for you in front of all the other guests!
So the person that plants is not important, and the person that waters is not important. Only God is important, because he is the One who makes things grow.
If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful! You will completely destroy each other.
You people in Philippi remember when I first told the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} there. When I left Macedonia, you were the only church that gave me help.
Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.