Ambition

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man’s foundation;

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; — read the full passage →

But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, — read the full passage →

but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.

I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! — read the full passage →

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able;

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty: — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom’s monument, unto this day.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — read the full passage →

but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way? — read the full passage →

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north; — read the full passage →

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.

Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me. — read the full passage →

I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe. — read the full passage →

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: — read the full passage →

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. — read the full passage →

And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. — read the full passage →

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!

Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; — read the full passage →

Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, Andtheir dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. — read the full passage →

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. — read the full passage →

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, — read the full passage →

Then Job answered and said, — read the full passage →

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? — read the full passage →

By thy messengers thou hast defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field.