³ For ^(A)if anyone thinks he is something, ^(B)when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

^18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. ^(B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

^2 (A)If anyone imagines that he knows something, ^(B)he does not yet know as he ought to know.

Gifts of Grace

³ For ^(A)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^(B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ^(C)each according to ^(D)the measure of faith that God has assigned.

¹³ while ^(A)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^(B)being deceived.

²⁶ If anyone thinks he is religious ^(A)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's ^(B)religion is worthless.

Concern for the Corinthian Church

^11 (A)I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was ^(B)not at all inferior to these super-apostles, ^(C)even though I am nothing.

^8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^(B)the truth is not in us.

⁶ And from those ^(A)who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; ^(B)God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential ^(C)added nothing to me.