Romans 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:3 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 12:3 — KJV
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. soberly: Gr. to sobriety”
— Romans 12:3 (KJV)
Romans 12:3 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:3
“Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:3: through, grace, given
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:3: every, more, than
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. as...: Heb. according to the gift of his hand”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:3: given, every, according
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:3: given, every, among
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:3: say, given, ought
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