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14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

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11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

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15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.

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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

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12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

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23 Pride ends in humiliation,
    while humility brings honor.

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And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,

“God opposes the proud
    but gives grace to the humble.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:6 Prov 3:34 (Greek version).

52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
    and exalted the humble.

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Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,
    but he keeps his distance from the proud.

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The Beatitudes

“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a]
    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:3 Greek poor in spirit.

15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
    the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
    with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
    and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

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34 The Lord mocks the mockers
    but is gracious to the humble.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:34 Greek version reads The Lord opposes the proud / but gives grace to the humble. Compare Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5.

How can a mortal be innocent before God?
    Can anyone born of a woman be pure?

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