Matthew 26:35

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

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

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

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.”

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

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

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.”

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.

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

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know, that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end;

When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,

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

Moses came and told the people all Yahweh’s words, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do.”

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”

Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Jesus therefore said to Peter, “Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?”

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

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.

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

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons or take bribes.

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Your Lord Yahweh, your God who pleads the cause of his people, says, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath. You will not drink it any more.

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.

Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may die with him.”

For there is no partiality with God.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Let’s fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

We love him, because he first loved us.

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?

Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

All the people answered together, and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.” Moses reported the words of the people to Yahweh.

Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

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

Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

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

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,

But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”