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Galatians 6:3–4

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Galatians 6:3

3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Galatians 6:4

4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

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DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 6:3

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

think

To form or hold a thought; to judge, suppose, intend, consider, remember, imagine, or esteem, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 6:4

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

work

Labor, activity, deed, operation, or a result produced; as a verb, to labor, act, make, produce, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 3

  1. Proverbs 26:12
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  2. 1 Corinthians 3:18
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  3. 1 Corinthians 8:2
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  4. Romans 12:3
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  5. 2 Corinthians 3:5
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From verse 4

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:5
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  2. Psalms 26:2
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  3. 1 Corinthians 11:28
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  4. 2 Corinthians 1:12
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  5. 2 Corinthians 11:12–13
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