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 5 a measure of faith. 6
1 tn Grk “render inoperative.”
2 tn Grk “but” (Greek ἀλλά, alla).
3 tn Or “but give yourselves to menial tasks.” The translation depends on whether one takes the adjective “lowly” as masculine or neuter.
4 tn Grk “Do not be wise in your thinking.”
5 tn The words “of you” have been supplied for clarity.
6 tn Or “to each as God has distributed a measure of faith.”