Philippians 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. A very poor and aged man, busied in planting and grafting apple trees, was interrupted by the question, "Why do you plant trees who cannot hope to eat the fruit of them?" He raised himself up, and, leaning on his spade, replied, "Some one planted trees before I was born, and I have eaten the fruit; I now plant for others, that the memorial of my gratitude may exist when I am dead and gone. (W. Baxendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.WEB: each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. |
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