Romans 12:3
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Gifts of Grace
3 For (A)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, (C)each according to (D)the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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Galatians 6:3
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3 For (A)if anyone thinks he is something, (B)when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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Philippians 2:3-8
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3 Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you (D)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 (E)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 (F)who, though he was in (G)the form of God, did not count equality with God (H)a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but (I)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (J)servant,[c] (K)being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (L)becoming obedient to the point of death, (M)even death on a cross.
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- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
1 Peter 5:5
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5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. (A)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for (B)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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Proverbs 26:12
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Romans 12:16
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16 (A)Live in harmony with one another. (B)Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[a] (C)Never be wise in your own sight.
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- Romans 12:16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Ecclesiastes 7:16
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16 Be not overly righteous, and do not (A)make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
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1 Peter 4:11
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1 Peter 4:7
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7 (A)The end of all things is at hand; therefore (B)be self-controlled and sober-minded (C)for the sake of your prayers.
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James 4:6
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6 But (A)he gives more grace. Therefore it says, (B)“God opposes the proud but (C)gives grace to the humble.”
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Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (B)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.
Micah 6:8
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8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to (B)walk humbly with your God?
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- Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
1 Corinthians 7:17
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Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[a] (A)that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (B)This is my rule in (C)all the churches.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
Titus 2:12
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12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (A)worldly passions, and (B)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (C)the present age,
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Titus 2:2
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2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, (A)sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
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Ephesians 4:7-13
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7 But (A)grace was given (B)to each one of us (C)according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it says,
9 ((F)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (G)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (H)ascended (I)far above all the heavens, that he might (J)fill all things.) 11 And (K)he gave the (L)apostles, the prophets, the (M)evangelists, the (N)shepherds[c] and teachers,[d] 12 (O)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (P)building up (Q)the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to (R)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, (S)to mature manhood,[e] to the measure of the stature of (T)the fullness of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
- Ephesians 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man
Romans 12:6-8
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6 (A)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if (B)prophecy, (C)in proportion to our faith; 7 if (D)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; (E)the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with (F)cheerfulness.
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- Romans 12:8 Or gives aid
Matthew 18:1-4
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Who Is the Greatest?
18 (A)At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you (B)turn and (C)become like children, you (D)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 (E)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the (F)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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2 Corinthians 12:7
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7 So (A)to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] (B)a thorn was given me in the flesh, (C)a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
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- 2 Corinthians 12:7 Or hears from me, even because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
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7 (A)To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of (B)wisdom, and to another the utterance of (C)knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another (D)faith by the same Spirit, to another (E)gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another (F)the working of miracles, to another (G)prophecy, to another (H)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another (I)various kinds of tongues, to another (J)the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, (K)who apportions to each one individually (L)as he wills.
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Romans 11:20
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20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you (A)stand fast through faith. So (B)do not become proud, but (C)fear.
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Romans 1:5
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5 through whom (A)we have received grace and (B)apostleship (C)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name (D)among all the nations,
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1 Peter 1:13
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Called to Be Holy
13 Therefore, (A)preparing your minds for action,[a] and (B)being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Peter 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind
Titus 2:4
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4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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