Galatians 6:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for if any one doth think [himself] to be something -- being nothing -- himself he doth deceive;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For if any man reputes himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself;

English EASY 2024

You must not think that you are too important to help other people. If you are not really so important, you are deceiving yourself.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you think you are too important to do this, you are only fooling yourself.

For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you think you are something when you really are nothing, you are only deceiving yourself.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So if any one of you thinks you're important when you're really not, you're only fooling yourself.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For if someone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding himself.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If you think you are somebody when you are nobody, you are fooling yourselves.

English NIV

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English NKJ 1982

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English NLT

If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If you think you are somebody too important to stoop down to help another (when really you are not), you are living in deception.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If anyone thinks he is too great to stoop to this, he is fooling himself. He is really a nobody.

English Tyndale 1537

If a(any) man seem to himself that he is somewhat when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.

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