Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves--Philippians 2:3
Let nothing - No thing, nobody
be done - down from according to
strife - electioneering or intriguing for office; in the NT courting distinction - a desire to put one's self forward. A partisan and fractious spirit which does not disdain low arts. To stir up, excite, to provoke
or vainglory - groundless self-esteem, empty or vain pride; glorying without reason, conceited
but in lowliness of mind - having a humble opinion of one's self; a deep sense of one's moral littleness, modesty
let - (see esteem below) to go before another... to consider, deem, account, reckon another as superior in rank.
each - reciprocally, one to another, mutually,
esteem - (associated with let above) to go before another... to consider, deem, account, reckon another as superior in rank.
other - one another, reciprocal pronoun
better than - above, to excel, to be superior
themselves - himself, herself, itself, themselves
Aside on humility or lowliness of mind - "This word in pre-Christian writings tapeinos is, with few exceptions in Plato and Platonic writers, used in a bad or inferior sense as denoting something evil or unworthy. The prominence it gained in Christian thought indicates a new conception of man in relation to God, to himself and to his fellows, which is due to Christianity. It by no means implies slavishness or servility; nor is it inconsistent with a right estimate of oneself, one's gifts and calling of God, or with proper self-assertion when called for. But the habitual frame of mind of a child of God is that of one who feels not only that he owes all his natural gifts, etc., to God, but that he has been the object of undeserved redeeming love, and who regards himself as being not his own, but God's in Christ. He cannot exalt himself, for he knows that he has nothing of himself. The humble mind is thus at the root of all other graces and virtues. Self-exaltation spoils everything. There can be no real love without humility."--from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia
Christ is our supreme example of humility.
1 Corinthians 13:4 says that "Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up."
Let nothing - No thing, nobody
be done - down from according to
strife - electioneering or intriguing for office; in the NT courting distinction - a desire to put one's self forward. A partisan and fractious spirit which does not disdain low arts. To stir up, excite, to provoke
or vainglory - groundless self-esteem, empty or vain pride; glorying without reason, conceited
but in lowliness of mind - having a humble opinion of one's self; a deep sense of one's moral littleness, modesty
let - (see esteem below) to go before another... to consider, deem, account, reckon another as superior in rank.
each - reciprocally, one to another, mutually,
esteem - (associated with let above) to go before another... to consider, deem, account, reckon another as superior in rank.
other - one another, reciprocal pronoun
better than - above, to excel, to be superior
themselves - himself, herself, itself, themselves
Aside on humility or lowliness of mind - "This word in pre-Christian writings tapeinos is, with few exceptions in Plato and Platonic writers, used in a bad or inferior sense as denoting something evil or unworthy. The prominence it gained in Christian thought indicates a new conception of man in relation to God, to himself and to his fellows, which is due to Christianity. It by no means implies slavishness or servility; nor is it inconsistent with a right estimate of oneself, one's gifts and calling of God, or with proper self-assertion when called for. But the habitual frame of mind of a child of God is that of one who feels not only that he owes all his natural gifts, etc., to God, but that he has been the object of undeserved redeeming love, and who regards himself as being not his own, but God's in Christ. He cannot exalt himself, for he knows that he has nothing of himself. The humble mind is thus at the root of all other graces and virtues. Self-exaltation spoils everything. There can be no real love without humility."--from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia
Christ is our supreme example of humility.
1 Corinthians 13:4 says that "Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up."
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