12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you 9 a measure of faith. 10
1 tn The words “This was” have been repeated from the previous verse to clarify that this is a continuation of that thought. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
2 tn Grk “toward a demonstration,” repeating and expanding the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a.
3 tn Or “righteous.”
4 tn Or “of the one who has faith in Jesus.” See note on “faithfulness of Jesus Christ” in v. 22 for the rationale behind the translation “Jesus’ faithfulness.”
5 tn Grk “of the faith, the one [existing] in uncircumcision.”
6 tn Grk “that he might be,” giving the purpose of v. 11a.
7 tn Grk “through uncircumcision.”
9 sn A quotation from Deut 30:14.
13 tn The words “of you” have been supplied for clarity.
14 tn Or “to each as God has distributed a measure of faith.”