Humility

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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?'

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;

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,

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

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

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.'

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

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

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless-- — read the full passage →

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 →

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments, — read the full passage →

and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all--he shall be great.'

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you--they have their reward!

The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord; — read the full passage →

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant; — read the full passage →

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

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

and to God, even our Father, <FI>is<Fi> the glory--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

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,

And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, — read the full passage →

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

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

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us, — read the full passage →

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

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

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

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

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

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing--having the same love--of one soul--minding the one thing,

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

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name. — read the full passage →

do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who <FI>are<Fi> in the world--to the end he loved them. — read the full passage →

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord--to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;' — read the full passage →

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

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 →

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who <FI>are<Fi> in the world--to the end he loved them. — read the full passage →

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place--both theirs and ours:

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