Luke 9:46

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.

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

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.”

Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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

Let brotherly love continue.

A dispute also arose among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

But I write the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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

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

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

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

Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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.”

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

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

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me.

Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?”

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.”

but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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

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

For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.

They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

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

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

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.

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance:

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

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

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”

But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

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

Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

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

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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