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Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. |
not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation of the devil. |
and not a new convert, lest he become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. |
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. |
He must not be a new convert, or he may [develop a beclouded and stupid state of mind] as the result of pride [be blinded by conceit, and] fall into the condemnation that the devil [once] did. |
[He must] not [be] a new convert, lest having his mind blinded by pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil. |
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He must not be a beginner in the faith, for fear of his becoming conceited and sharing the devil's downfall. |
He must not be a new convert, or else becoming conceited he may incur the doom the devil met. |
Not 3361 a novice, 3504 lest 3363 being lifted up with pride 5187 he fall 1706 into 1519 the condemnation 2917 of the 3588 devil. 1228 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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