1 Corinthians 3:18

3:18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. ¹  If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

Galatians 6:3

6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:2

6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 3:13

3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming ²  a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) ³ 

James 1:22

1:22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

James 1:26

1:26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

James 1:2

Joy in Trials

1:2 My brothers and sisters, ⁴  consider it nothing but joy ⁵  when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 2:13

2:13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over ⁶  judgment.

[3:18]  ¹ tn Grk “let no one deceive himself.”

[3:13]  ² tn Grk “having become”; the participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been taken instrumentally.

[3:13]  ³ sn A quotation from Deut 21:23. By figurative extension the Greek word translated tree (ζύλον, zulon) can also be used to refer to a cross (L&N 6.28), the Roman instrument of execution.

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). Where the plural term is used in direct address, as here, “brothers and sisters” is used; where the term is singular and not direct address (as in v. 9), “believer” is preferred.

[1:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “all joy,” “full joy,” or “greatest joy.”

[2:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “boasts against, exults over,” in victory.