Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.
Parallel translations
- KJV Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
- BSB No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
- NKJV Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
- NASB No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor.
- NLT Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
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Cross-references · 7
- Rom 15:1–2Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Phil 2:4–5each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
- 1 Cor 10:33even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
- Phil 2:21For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Cor 9:19–23For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
- 1 Cor 13:5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
- 2 Cor 12:14Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
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