Bible Cross References
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Mark 10:42-45
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So Jesus called them all together to him and said, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
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This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
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and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all.
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.
Jeremiah 45:5
Are you looking for special treatment for yourself ? Don't do it. I am bringing disaster on all people, but you will at least escape with your life, wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Matthew 20:25-28
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So Jesus called them all together and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
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This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
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and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others---
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like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
Luke 14:10
Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, 'Come on up, my friend, to a better place.' This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests.
Luke 14:11
For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
Luke 18:14
I tell you," said Jesus, "the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
James 4:6
But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."