But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self.
Parallel translations
- KJV But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
- BSB I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
- NKJV But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
- NASB But to me it is an insignificant matter that I would be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.
- NLT As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point.
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Cross-references · 4
- John 7:24Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
- 1 Cor 2:15But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.
- 1 Sam 16:7But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
- 1 Cor 3:13each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.
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