Avoiding Vain-Glory
J. A. James., H. O. Mackay. Philippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.… When Lacordaire, the most renowned of Roman Catholic orators, was complimented upon being the first preacher in France, he replied, "No; I am the second; Adolphe Monod is the first." (J. A. James.)Frederick the Great once sent a sword to George Washington with the inscription, "From the oldest soldier to the greatest." (H. O. Mackay.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. WEB: doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;