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Berean Standard Bible

“If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”

Galatians 6:3

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Paul urges the Galatians to restore gently anyone caught in a transgression and to carry one another's burdens. He warns them not to think too highly of themselves in the process.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

World English Bible (WEB)

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

King James Version (KJV)

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for if any one does think himself to be something -- being nothing -- himself he does deceive;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque el que estima de sí que es algo, no siendo nada, á sí mismo se engaña.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El que se crea demasiado grande cuando en realidad no es nada, se engaña a sí mismo.

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