Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble. Value others more than yourselves.

凡事不可结党，不可贪图虚浮的荣耀；只要存心谦卑，各人看别人比自己强。

凡事不可自私自利，不可贪图虚荣；只要心存谦卑，各人看别人比自己强。

凡事不可自私自利，不可贪图虚荣；只要心存谦卑，各人看别人比自己强。

凡事不可自私自利、爱慕虚荣，要心存谦卑，看别人比自己强。

不要自私自利，也不要贪图虚荣，只要谦卑，看别人比自己强；

做任何事都不要出于争竞，也不可出于虚荣，而要以谦卑的心，各人看别人比自己强；

凡事不可結黨，不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀；只要存心謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。

凡事不可自私自利，不可貪圖虛榮；只要心存謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。

凡事不可自私自利，不可貪圖虛榮；只要心存謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。

凡事不可自私自利、愛慕虛榮，要心存謙卑，看別人比自己強。

不要自私自利，也不要貪圖虛榮，只要謙卑，看別人比自己強；

凡事都不要憑着營私爭勝而作，也不要憑着虛榮心，只要以謙卑彼此看別人比自己高強。

做任何事都不要出於爭競，也不可出於虛榮，而要以謙卑的心，各人看別人比自己強；

概勿樹黨、勿尚虛榮、惟自卑、視人愈己、

勿結朋黨、勿尚虛榮、自卑以尊人、

凡事勿分爭、勿分爭或作勿結黨勿求虛榮、各當謙遜、視他人勝於己、

毋分黨派、毋爭虛榮；謙卑自牧、先人後己；

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

[ Let] nothing[ be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Love one another deeply. Honor others more than yourselves.

Let us not become proud. Let us not make each other angry. Let us not want what belongs to others.

Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

Don’t be proud at all. Be completely gentle. Be patient. Put up with one another in love.

But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth.Wisdom like this doesn’t come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil.Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.

Don’t you know what Scripture says? God wants the spirit in us to belong only to him. God caused this spirit to live in us. Don’t you think Scripture has a reason for saying this?But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.

“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

If you say or do things that harm one another, watch out! You could end up destroying one another.

Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story.He said,“ Suppose someone invites you to a wedding feast. Do not take the place of honor. A person more important than you may have been invited.If so, the host who invited both of you will come to you. He will say,‘ Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be filled with shame. You will have to take the least important place.But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say,‘ Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

But now here are the kinds of things you must also get rid of. You must get rid of anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths.

You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

Where there is arguing, there is pride. But those who take advice are wise.

It includes worshiping statues of gods and worshiping evil powers. It also includes hatred and fighting, jealousy and fits of anger. Sinful desire is interested only in getting ahead. It stirs up trouble. It separates people into their own little groups.It wants what others have. It gets drunk and takes part in wild parties. It does many things of that kind. I warn you now as I did before. People who live like this will not receive God’s kingdom.

It’s true that some preach about Christ because they are jealous. But others preach about Christ to help me in my work.The last group acts out of love. They know I have been put here to be a witness for the good news.But the others preach about Christ only to get ahead. They preach Christ for the wrong reasons. They think they can stir up trouble for me while I am being held by chains.

I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be. I’m afraid that you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid there will be arguing, jealousy and fits of anger. I’m afraid each of you will focus only on getting ahead. Then you will tell lies about each other. You will talk about each other. I’m afraid you will be proud and cause trouble.

So get rid of every kind of evil, and stop telling lies. Don’t pretend to be something you are not. Stop wanting what others have, and don’t speak against one another.Like newborn babies, you should long for the pure milk of God’s word. It will help you grow up as believers.

I am the least important of the apostles. I’m not even fit to be called an apostle. I tried to destroy God’s church.

Let us act as we should, like people living in the daytime. Have nothing to do with wild parties, and don’t get drunk. Don’t take part in sexual sins or evil conduct. Don’t fight with each other or be jealous of anyone.