Bible Cross References
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
Luke 14:7-11
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Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:
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"When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited,
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and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, 'Let him have this place.' Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place.
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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.
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For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
Luke 22:24-27
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An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.
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Jesus said to them, "The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title 'Friends of the People.'
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But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.
27
Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.
Matthew 18:1-5
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?"
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So Jesus called a child to come and stand in front of them,
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and said, "I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven.
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The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.
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And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me.
Matthew 20:20-22
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Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus with her two sons, bowed before him, and asked him for a favor.
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"What do you want?" Jesus asked her. She answered, "Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King."
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"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.
Matthew 23:6
They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;
Matthew 23:7
they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them 'Teacher.'
Mark 9:33-37
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They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?"
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But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.
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Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all."
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Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,
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"Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me."
Romans 12:3
And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you.
Romans 12:10
Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.
Galatians 5:20
in worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. They separate into parties and groups;
Galatians 5:21
they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:25
The Spirit has given us life; he must also control our lives.
Galatians 5:26
We must not be proud or irritate one another or be jealous of one another.
Philippians 2:3
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
3 John 1:9
I wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.