Humbleness

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, — read the full passage →

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. — read the full passage →

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. — read the full passage →

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.