the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Philippians 2:3
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Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
doing nothing from selfish ambition or vain glory, but with humility of mind regarding one another as more important than yourselves,
Do nothing out of pride or conceit. A top hand is humble and puts others before himself.
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
[let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.
Do nothing in a spirit of factiousness or of vainglory, but, with true humility, let every one regard the rest as being of more account than himself;
Let nothing bee done through strife, or vaine glory, but in lowlinesse of minde let each esteeme other better then themselues.
doing nothing according to party spirit or self-glory, but in humility, esteeming one another as surpassing themselves;
that there be nothinge done thorow stryfe and vayne glory, but that thorow mekenesse of mynde euery man esteme another better then himselfe:
Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.
that nothinge be done thorow stryfe or vayne glory but that in mekenes of mynde every man esteme other better then him selfe
[doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting one another better than himself;
[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --
When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.
Do nothing out of rivalry or vanity; but, in humility, regard each other as better than yourselves —
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe.
Do nothing through strife or vain glory; but in humility let each regard his neighbor better than himself.
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.Romans 12:10; Galatians 5:26; Ephesians 5:21; Philippians 1:15-16; James 3:14; 1 Peter 5:5;">[xr]
And do nothing in contention or vainglorying, but in meekness of mind let a man consider his neighbour as better than himself.
And do nothing in strife, or in vain glory; but, with lowliness of mind, let each esteem his neighbor as better than himself.
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
Nothing should be done because of pride or thinking about yourself. Think of other people as more important than yourself.
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, -
Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:
Do nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
Let nothyng [be done] through stryfe or vayne glorie, but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one ye other better then hym selfe.
In whatever you do, don't let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.
no thing bi strijf, nether by veyn glorie, but in mekenesse, demynge eche othere to be heiyer than hym silf;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
nothing: Philippians 2:14, Philippians 1:15, Philippians 1:16, Proverbs 13:10, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:20, Galatians 5:21, Galatians 5:26, Colossians 3:8, 1 Timothy 6:4, James 3:14-16, James 4:5, James 4:6, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:2
but: Luke 14:7-11, Luke 18:14, Romans 12:10, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 5:21, 1 Peter 5:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 11:29 - Enviest Numbers 12:2 - hath he not Numbers 16:10 - and seek Judges 8:2 - What Judges 8:3 - God Ruth 2:13 - not like 2 Samuel 19:43 - our advice Proverbs 25:27 - so Song of Solomon 4:1 - thou hast Matthew 18:1 - Who Matthew 20:24 - they Matthew 21:5 - meek Matthew 23:5 - all Matthew 26:33 - yet Mark 9:34 - they had Mark 10:41 - they Luke 1:43 - whence Luke 9:46 - General Luke 11:43 - for Luke 20:46 - which Luke 22:24 - General John 5:44 - which John 7:18 - that speaketh Acts 5:2 - laid Acts 7:26 - ye are Romans 12:3 - not to Romans 12:16 - of the 1 Corinthians 12:16 - is it 1 Corinthians 13:3 - though I give 1 Corinthians 13:5 - seeketh Ephesians 3:8 - who am Philippians 4:2 - that 2 Timothy 2:24 - must 1 Peter 2:17 - Honour 3 John 1:9 - who loveth
Cross-References
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[Let] nothing [be done] through strife,.... About words merely; otherwise they were to strive for the faith of the Gospel, the purity of Gospel ordinances, worship and discipline; but the apostle would not have them strive merely to carry a point determined on, without having any regard to reason and truth, or yielding to the infirmities of the weak; which is the case and conduct of contentious persons; than which nothing can be more contrary to the Spirit of the Gospel, or the peace of churches: the apostle adds,
or vain glory; for where this is predominant, persons will always be singular in their sentiments, and never relinquish them, let what reason soever be given against them; nor will they give way to the judgment of others, but right or wrong will have their own wills; Diotrephes like, loving to have the preeminence in all things, 3 John 1:9; and such persons and conduct are very injurious to the comfort and harmony of the saints:
but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem other better than themselves; not as to the things of the world, in respect of which one man may be a better man than another, and he must know and think himself so; nor with respect to the endowments of the mind, and acquired abilities, which one man may have above another; and the difference being so great in some, it must be easily discerned, that one is more learned and knowing, in this or the other language, art, or science; but with regard to, grace, and to spiritual light, knowledge, and judgment: and where there is lowliness of mind, or true humility, a person will esteem himself in a state of grace, as the great apostle did, the chief of sinners, and less than the least of all saints; one in whom this grace reigns will pay a deference to the judgment of other saints, and will prefer their experience, light, and knowledge, to his own; and will readily give way, when he sees such that are of longer standing, of greater experience, and more solid judgment, as he has reason to think, than himself, are on the other side of the question; and so peace, love, and unity, are preserved. This grace of humility is an excellent ornament to a Christian, and wonderfully useful in Christian societies.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let nothing be done through strife - With a spirit of contention. This command forbids us to do anything, or attempt anything as the mere result of strife. This is not the principle from which we are to act, or by which we are to be governed. We are to form no plan, and aim at no object which is to be secured in this way. The command prohibits all attempts to secure anything over others by mere physical strength, or by superiority of intellect or numbers. or as the result of dark schemes and plans formed by rivalry, or by the indulgence of angry passions, or with the spirit of ambition. We are not to attempt to do anything merely by outstripping others, or by showing that we have more talent, courage, or zeal. What we do is to be by principle, and with a desire to maintain the truth, and to glorify God. And yet how often is this rule violated! How often do Christian denominations attempt to outstrip each other, and to see which shall be the greatest! How often do ministers preach with no better aim! How often do we attempt to outdo others in dress, and it the splendor of furniture and equipment! How often, even in plans of benevolence, and in the cause of virtue and religion, is the secret aim to outdo others. This is all wrong. There is no holiness in such efforts. Never once did the Redeemer act from such a motive, and never once should this motive be allowed to influence us. The conduct of others may be allowed to show us what we can do, and ought to do; but it should not be our sole aim to outstrip them; compare 2 Corinthians 9:2-4.
Or vain glory - The word used here - κενοδοξία kenodoxia occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, though the adjective - κενόδοξος kenodoxos - occurs once in Galatians 5:26; see the notes at that place. It means properly empty pride, or glory, and is descriptive of vain and hollow parade and show. Suidas renders it, “any vain opinion about oneself” - ματαία τις περὶ ἑαυτου οἴησις mataia tis peri eautou oiēsis. The idea seems to be that of mere self-esteem; a mere desire to honor ourselves, to attract attention, to win praise, to make ourselves uppermost, or foremost, or the main object. The command here solemnly forbids our doing anything with such an aim - no matter whether it be in intellectual attainments, in physical strength, in skill in music, in eloquence or song, in dress, furniture, or religion. Self is not to be foremost; selfishness is not to be the motive. Probably there is no command of the Bible which would have a wider sweep than this, or would touch on more points of human conduct, it fairly applied. Who is there who passes a single day without, in some respect, desiring to display himself? What minister of the gospel preaches, who never has any wish to exhibit his talents, eloquence, or learning? How few make a gesture, but with some wish to display the grace or power with which it is done! Who, in conversation, is always free from a desire to show his wit, or his power in argumentation, or his skill in repartee? Who plays at the piano without the desire of commendation? Who thunders in the senate, or goes to the field of battle; who builds a house, or purchases an article of apparel; who writes a book, or performs a deed of benevolence, altogether uninfluenced by this desire? If all could be taken out of human conduct which is performed merely from “strife,” or from “vain-glory,” how small a portion would be left!
But in lowliness of mind - Modesty, or humility. The word used here is the same which is rendered “humility” in Acts 20:19; Colossians 2:18, Colossians 2:23; 1 Peter 5:5; humbleness, in Colossians 3:12; and lowliness, in Ephesians 4:2; Philippians 2:3. It does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It here means humility, and it stands opposed to that pride or self-valuation which would lead us to strive for the ascendancy, or which acts from a wish for flattery, or praise. The best and the only true correction of these faults is humility. This virtue consists in estimating ourselves according to truth. It is a willingness to take the place which we ought to take in the sight of God and man; and, having the low estimate of our own importance and character which the truth about our insignificance as creatures and vileness as sinners would produce, it will lead us to a willingness to perform lowly and humble offices that we may benefit others.
Let each esteem other better than themselves - Compare 1 Peter 5:5. This is one of the effects produced by true humility, and it naturally exists in every truly modest mind. We are sensible of our own defects, but we have not the same clear view of the defects of others. We see our own hearts; we are conscious of the great corruption there; we have painful evidence of the impurity of the motives which often actuate us - of the evil thoughts and corrupt desires in our own souls; but we have not the same view of the errors, defects, and follies of others. We can see only their outward conduct; but, in our own case, we can look within. It is natural for those who have any just sense of the depravity of their own souls, charitably to hope that it is not so with others, and to believe that they have purer hearts. This will lead us to feel that they are worthy of more respect than we are. Hence, this is always the characteristic of modesty and humility - graces which the gospel is eminently suited to produce. A truly pious man will be always, therefore, an humble man, and will wish that others should be preferred in office and honor to himself. Of course, this will not make him blind to the defects of others when they are manifested; but he will be himself retiring, modest, unambitious, unobtrusive. This rule of Christianity would strike a blow at all the ambition of the world. It would rebuke the love of office and would produce universal contentment in any low condition of life where the providence of God may have cast our lot; compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 7:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Philippians 2:3. Let nothing be done through strife — Never be opposed to each other; never act from separate interests; ye are all brethren, and of one body; therefore let every member feel and labour for the welfare of the whole. And, in the exercise of your different functions, and in the use of your various gifts, do nothing so as to promote your own reputation, separately considered from the comfort, honour, and advantage of all.
But in lowliness of mind — Have always an humbling view of yourselves, and this will lead you to prefer others to yourselves; for, as you know your own secret defects, charity will lead you to suppose that your brethren are more holy, and more devoted to God than you are; and they will think the same of you, their secret defects also being known only to themselves.
