³ For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

¹⁸ Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

¹¹ I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

² If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;

¹³ Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

⁶ But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

³ But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

¹² Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

²⁶ If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

²² But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

⁵ Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

² And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

¹⁶ Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

¹¹ The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

¹⁴ As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.