Galatians 5:26
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26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
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Galatians 5:26
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26 Let us not become conceited,(A) provoking and envying each other.
James 3:14-16
New Living Translation
14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
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James 3:14-16
New International Version
14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(D) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.
Philippians 2:1-3
New Living Translation
Have the Attitude of Christ
2 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
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Philippians 2:1-3
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Imitating Christ’s Humility
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and compassion,(B) 2 then make my joy complete(C) by being like-minded,(D) having the same love, being one(E) in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(F) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(G)
James 4:16
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16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.
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James 4:16
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16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.(A)
Galatians 5:15
New Living Translation
15 But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.
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Galatians 5:15
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15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
Luke 14:10
New Living Translation
10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
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Luke 14:10
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10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.
1 Peter 5:5
New Living Translation
5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
1 Peter 5:5
New International Version
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34
1 Corinthians 3:7
New Living Translation
7 It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.
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1 Corinthians 3:7
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7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
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