Luke 14:7

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’ ”

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”

The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’ ”

saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant toward James and John.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!”

They said, “Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn’t he spoken also with us?” And Yahweh heard it.

and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?

God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.

Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?” The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?

Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.

He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, then brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

“The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, ‘Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.

Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.