John 13:14
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14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.(A)
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1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
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- 5.5 Or of those who are older
Acts 20:35
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35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(A)
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Luke 22:26-27
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26 But not so with you; rather, the greatest among you must become like the youngest and the leader like one who serves.(A) 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.(B)
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence,[a] but through love become enslaved to one another.(A)
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- 5.13 Gk the flesh
Romans 12:16
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16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A)
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- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
1 Peter 4:1
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Good Stewards of God’s Grace
4 Since, therefore, Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin),(A)
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Mark 10:43-45
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43 But it is not so among you; instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 44 and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. 45 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(B)
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Hebrews 5:8-9
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8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered,(A) 9 and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,(B)
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Philippians 2:2-8
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2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.(A) 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.(B) 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.(C) 5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,(D)
6 who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,(E)
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(F)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(G)
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- 2.5 Or that you have
1 Corinthians 8:13
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13 Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never again eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.(A)
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Matthew 20:26-28
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26 It will not be so among you, but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,(A) 27 and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave, 28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(B)
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Galatians 6:1-2
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Bear One Another’s Burdens
6 My brothers and sisters, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill[a] the law of Christ.(A)
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Romans 15:1-3
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Please Others, Not Yourselves
15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.(A) 2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.(B) 3 For Christ did not please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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- 12.2 Or who instead of
2 Corinthians 10:1
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Paul Defends His Ministry
10 I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you but bold toward you when I am away!(A)—
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the generous act[a] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(A)
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- 8.9 Gk the grace or gift
1 Corinthians 9:19-22
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19 For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might gain all the more.(A) 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to gain Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might gain those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not outside God’s law but am within Christ’s law) so that I might gain those outside the law.(B) 22 To the weak I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.
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Romans 12:10
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10 love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.
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