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Mark 10:43
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Mark 10:43
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43 (A)Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
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Mark 10:43
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Mark 10:43
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43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A)
Matthew 23:8-12
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Matthew 23:8-12
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8 (A)But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your [a]Teacher, [b]the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; (B)for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But (C)he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 (D)And whoever exalts himself will be [c]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [d]exalted.
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- Matthew 23:8 Leader
- Matthew 23:8 NU omits the Christ
- Matthew 23:12 put down
- Matthew 23:12 lifted up
Matthew 23:8-12
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Matthew 23:8-12
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8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(A) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(B) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(C)
Matthew 20:26-27
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Matthew 20:26-27
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26 Yet (A)it shall not be so among you; but (B)whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 (C)And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—
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Matthew 20:26-27
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Matthew 20:26-27
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26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—
Luke 14:11
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Luke 14:11
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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Luke 14:11
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Luke 14:11
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11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
Mark 9:35
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Mark 9:35
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35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, (A)“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
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Mark 9:35
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Mark 9:35
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35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”(A)
Romans 12:2
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Romans 12:2
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2 And (A)do not be conformed to this world, but (B)be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may (C)prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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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,
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(D)
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- 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34
Luke 9:48
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Luke 9:48
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48 and said to them, (A)“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and (B)whoever receives Me (C)receives Him who sent Me. (D)For he who is least among you all will be great.”
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Luke 9:48
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Luke 9:48
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48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(A) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(B)
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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Serving All Men
19 For though I am (A)free from all men, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, (C)that I might win the more; 20 and (D)to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [a]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 (E)to (F)those who are without law, as without law (G)(not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 (H)to the weak I became [d]as weak, that I might win the weak. (I)I have become all things to all men, (J)that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:20 NU adds though not being myself under the law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU God’s law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU Christ’s law
- 1 Corinthians 9:22 NU omits as
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(A) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(B) to win as many as possible.(C) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(D) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(E) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(F) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(G) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(H) I have become all things to all people(I) so that by all possible means I might save some.(J) 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
Luke 18:14
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Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (A)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Luke 18:14
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Luke 18:14
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14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.
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Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.
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- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
John 13:13-18
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John 13:13-18
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13 (A)You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 (B)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, (C)you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For (D)I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 (E)Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 (F)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
Jesus Identifies His Betrayer(G)
18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the (H)Scripture may be fulfilled, (I)‘He who eats [a]bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’
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- John 13:18 NU My bread has
John 13:13-18
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John 13:13-18
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13 “You call me ‘Teacher’(A) and ‘Lord,’(B) and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.(C) 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(D) 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,(E) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.(F)
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
18 “I am not referring to all of you;(G) I know those I have chosen.(H) But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture:(I) ‘He who shared my bread(J) has turned[a](K) against me.’[b](L)
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- John 13:18 Greek has lifted up his heel
- John 13:18 Psalm 41:9
John 18:36
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John 18:36
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36 (A)Jesus answered, (B)“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
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John 18:36
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John 18:36
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36 Jesus said, “My kingdom(A) is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.(B) But now my kingdom is from another place.”(C)
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