1 Brethren, if a man is1 overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of agentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
2aBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill bthe law of Christ.
3 For aif anyone thinks himself to be something, when bhe is nothing, he deceives himself.
4 But alet each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and bnot in another.
Self-deceit is an inherent part of man's emotional, mental, and spiritual makeup. We have a hard time seeing it in ourselves because we are experts in hiding reality from ourselves and trying to hide it from others. However, we fool ourselves if we think we can hide our true nature from God.
