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Berean Standard Bible

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.”

Romans 12:3

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Romans 12 opens the practical half of the letter with a call to offer our whole lives to God and be transformed by renewed minds. Paul then speaks to how members of the church should view themselves.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

World English Bible (WEB)

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behooves to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Digo pues por la gracia que me es dada, á cada cual que está entre vosotros, que no tenga más alto concepto de sí que el que debe tener, sino que piense de sí con templanza, conforme á la medida de fe que Dios repartió á cada uno.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Como mensajero por la bondad de Dios les advierto que no se consideren mejores de lo que son; valórense según el grado de fe que Dios les ha dado.

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