It is not good to eat too much honey, or honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Romans 12:3 - Tree of Life Version For through the grace given me, I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think—but to use sound judgment, as God has assigned to each person a measure of faith. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For by the grace (unmerited favor of God) given to me I warn everyone among you not to estimate and think of himself more highly than he ought [not to have an exaggerated opinion of his own importance], but to rate his ability with sober judgment, each according to the degree of faith apportioned by God to him. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Because of the grace that God gave me, I can say to each one of you: don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Instead, be reasonable since God has measured out a portion of faith to each one of you. Catholic Public Domain Version For I say, through the grace that has been given to me, to all who are among you: Taste no more than it is necessary to taste, but taste unto sobriety and just as God has distributed a share of the faith to each one. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. |
It is not good to eat too much honey, or honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘O God, I thank You that I am not like other people—thieving, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
The One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Ruach without limit.
Through Him we have received grace and the office of emissary, to bring about obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of His name.
True enough. They were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear—
For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace toward me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than them all—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each consider carefully how he builds on it.
Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, let him walk in this way. I give this rule in all of Messiah’s communities.
But we will not boast beyond limits, but within the limits of the area that God has assigned to us—to reach even as far as you.
For in what respect were you treated worse than the rest of Messiah’s communities—except that I myself did not burden you? Pardon me this injustice!
even in the extraordinary quality of the revelations. So that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me—a a messenger of satan to torment me, so I would not exalt myself.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
Surely you have heard about the plan of God’s grace given to me for you—
When you read this, you can understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah—
From Him the whole body is fitted and held together by every supporting ligament. The proper working of each individual part produces the body’s growth, for building itself up in love.
For the One working in you is God—both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
To this end I labor, striving with all His strength which is powerfully at work in me.
When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him when He pardoned us all our transgressions.
and the grace of our Lord overflowed with the faith and love that are in Messiah Yeshua.
Nevertheless, she will be sustained through childbearing—if they continue in faithfulness and love and holiness, with sound judgment.
Likewise, women are to adorn themselves in appropriate clothing with modesty and sound judgment—not in seductive hairstyles and gold or pearls or costly clothing,
training us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live in a manner that is self-controlled and righteous and godly in the present age.
Older men are to be clear-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
so that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
So brace your minds for action. Keep your balance. And set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.
Whoever speaks, let it be as one speaking the utterances of God. Whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies. So in all things may God be glorified through Messiah Yeshua—all glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen.
Now the end of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for prayer.
Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Stay alert! Watch out! Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, searching for someone to devour.
I wrote something to Messiah’s community, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t welcome us.