5:26a

Let us not become conceited: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as conceited means “proud” or “boastful.” It is what people do when they think of themselves as better than others.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

We must not be proud (Good News Translation)
-or-
Let us not be arrogant/boastful
-or-
We must not become someone who always tells people how great he is

5:26b

provoking and envying one another: In Greek, this phrase is literally “provoking one another and envying one another.” The Berean Standard Bible has translated one another only once, and some other English versions do the same. For example:

provoke or envy each other (God’s Word)

In some languages it will also be natural to translate this phrase only once.

provoking…one another The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as provoking…one another refers to “irritating” and “annoying” fellow believers. It was used in Greek of someone challenging another person to a fight, and it can be translated that way. For example:

challenging one another (New American Standard Bible)

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

make trouble with each other (New Century Version)
-or-
let us not irritate each other

envying one another: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as envying refers to jealousy among believers. It is the verb form of the noun used in 5:21a. It refers to emotions that lead to attempts to destroy another person or his possessions because of feelings of envy.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

let us not be jealous of one another
-or-
we must not be envious of one another

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