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Galatians 6:3

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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
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  1. Proverbs 26:12Rank 1 from verse 3
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    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

  2. 1 Corinthians 3:18Rank 2 from verse 3
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    18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

  3. 1 Corinthians 8:2Rank 3 from verse 3
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    2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

  4. Romans 12:3Rank 4 from verse 3
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    3For 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.

  5. 2 Corinthians 3:5Rank 5 from verse 3
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    5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

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Galatians 6:3

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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think

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1. To form or hold a thought. 2. To judge or suppose. 3. To intend. 4. To consider or remember. 5. To imagine or esteem.

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something

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An unspecified, unknown, unnamed, or not fully described thing, matter, amount, or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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6:1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

6:3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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6:4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

6:5For every man shall bear his own burden.

6:6Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

6:8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

6:10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

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