Matthew 20:27

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

Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.

The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

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Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

You observe days, months, seasons, and years.

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.

You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Yahweh. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them. You shall surely help him to lift them up again.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?

In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”

For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

“Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—

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.

When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

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.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?

even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.

Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.

Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

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

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

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.”

In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:

because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?