Philippians 2:3

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

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

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

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

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

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

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

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

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes on the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue.

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

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

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.”

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

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

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

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

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.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;

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

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

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.

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

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

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

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

Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.

You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.

She said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

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

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

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

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

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.

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

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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

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

Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

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

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.”

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.

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.

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

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

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

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

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.”

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,

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

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,

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.

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.

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

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.”

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

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

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

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?’

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

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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

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.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,