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For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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Pride Prevents Compassion
Commentators connect this verse to the prior command to bear others' burdens. They explain that conceit—thinking you are too important or righteous to help someone who has fallen—is a primary obstacle to compassion. This attitude is self-deception because, as scholars note, we are all vulnerable to sin and in need of grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For if a man think himself to be something, etc. See Galatians 5:26. This is evidently designed to be another reason why we should be kind…
Something when he is nothing (τ μηδεν ων). Thinks he is a big number being nothing at all (neuter singular pronouns). He is really…
19th Century
Anglican
He deceives himself.—A peculiar word, perhaps coined by St. Paul: puts himself under an hallucination; p…
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Baptist
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Mainly deceives himself. Other people generall…
Two errors might keep believers from fulfilling this role of mutual sympathy. The first is conceit, i.e., Christians thinking themselves to be more…
16th Century
Protestant
For if a man think himself. There is an ambiguity in the construction, but Paul’s meaning is clear. The phrase, When he is nothing
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if a man think himself to be something Of himself; to have anything of himself, to do anything of himself, and o…
We are to bear one another's burdens. In this way, we will fulfill the law of Christ. This obliges us to mutual forbearance and compassion towards …
13th Century
Catholic
After leading the Galatians back to the state of truth regarding divine things, the Apostle then leads them back to the truth regarding human thing…
