| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. | 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. |
| 2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. | 2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. |
| 3 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. | 3 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. |
| 4 Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, | 4 Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, |
| 5 for each one should carry his own load. | 5 for each one should carry his own load. |
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