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Let no one deceive himself: If anyone among you thinks himself to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
{Let} no one No one, none, nothing. Adj-NMS H3367 Μηδεὶς mēdeis
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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deceive To deceive thoroughly. V-PMA-3S H1818 ἐξαπατάτω exapatatō
himself: Himself, herself, itself. RefPro-AM3S H1438 ἑαυτὸν eauton
If If. Conj H1487 εἴ ei
anyone Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
among In, on, among. Prep H1722 ἐν en
thinks [himself] To think, seem, appear, it seems. V-PIA-3S H1380 δοκεῖ dokei
wise Wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. Adj-NMS H4680 σοφὸς sophos
this This; he, she, it. DPro-DMS H3778    
age, An age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity. N-DMS H165 αἰῶνι aiōni
in In, on, among. V-ASM-3S H1096 γενέσθω genesthō
foolish, (a) adj: stupid, foolish, (b) noun: a fool. Adj-NMS H3474 μωρὸς mōros
so that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
let him become To come into being, to be born, become, come about, happen. V-ASM-3S H1096 γένηται genētai
wise. Wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. Adj-NMS H4680 σοφός sophos

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Berean Bible Let no one deceive himself: If anyone among you thinks himself to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.
King James Bible Let no one man deceive himself: himself. If anyone any man among you thinks himself seemeth to be wise in this age, world, let him become foolish, so a fool, that he may become be wise.
Hebrew Greek English Let no one man deceive himself: himself. If anyone any man among you thinks himself to be that he is wise in this age, let him he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Let no one man deceive himself: himself. If anyone any man among you thinks himself to be that he is wise in this age, let him he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.