Humbleness

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

not of works, that no one may boast;

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ; — read the full passage →

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the 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 ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director--the Christ. — read the full passage →

if to boast it behoveth <FI>me<Fi> , of the things of my infirmity I will boast;

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

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls, — read the full passage →

and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death--death even of a cross,

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus,

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

`Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

`Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; — read the full passage →

in meekness instructing those opposing--if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy; — read the full passage →

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor--being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, — read the full passage →

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'