Matthew 18:4
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4 Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Luke 14:11
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11 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
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James 4:10
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.(A)
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Mark 10:43
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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)
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Matthew 23:11-12
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11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(A) 12 All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.(B)
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Luke 9:48
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48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the least among all of you is the greatest.”(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)
Footnotes
- 5.5 Or of those who are older
Matthew 20:26-27
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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,
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Matthew 18:1
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True Greatness
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the high and lofty one
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place
and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble
and to revive the heart of the contrite.(A)
Psalm 131:1-2
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Psalm 131
Song of Quiet Trust
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.(A)
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
my soul is like the weaned child that is with me.[a](B)
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- 131.2 Or my soul within me is like a weaned child
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