Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)

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10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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10 Be devoted to one another in love.(A) Honor one another above yourselves.(B)

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26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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26 Let us not become conceited,(A) provoking and envying each other.

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With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another(A) in love.(B)

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21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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Instructions for Christian Households(A)

21 Submit to one another(B) out of reverence for Christ.

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Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

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14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(D) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

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Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[a]?(A) But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[b](B)

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  1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously
  2. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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14 Do everything without grumbling(A) or arguing,

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He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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they are conceited(A) and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words(B) that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

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15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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