Self Centered

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

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.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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

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

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

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.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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:

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. — read the full passage →

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

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

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. — read the full passage →

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)