“Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10
This is tucked away in Romans 12, almost hidden among a group of seemingly stronger sentences such that it can go unnoticed. “Hate what is evil, cling to what is good.” (v. 9) “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (v. 12) “Practice hospitality.” (v. 13) They all seem to overpower it. Or does it just conveniently seem that way because it is such a tall order? The passage noted above is from the New International Version, but other translations use even more direct language like “practice playing second fiddle,” (The Message), “be eager to show respect for one another,” (Good News Translation) and show “a willingness to let the other man have credit.” (J. B. Phillips New Testament).
Try as I might, I couldn’t find a single translation rendering Paul’s suggestion to be otherwise. Damn!
It occurs to me... 