Luke 18:14

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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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But, that ye may know that, the Son of Man, hath, authority, upon the earth to forgive sins - he said to the paralyzed man - To thee, I say, Arise, and, taking up thy couch, be going thy way unto thy house.

For which cause, I say unto thee - Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.

And she said: Let thy serving-woman find favour, in thine eyes. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and, her countenance, was sad no longer.

Go thy way - eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine, - when already God is well pleased with thy works.

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He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;

Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

Now, I know, that, greater, is Yahweh than all the gods, - Even in the thing wherein they were arrogant over them.

When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;

But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,

Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty - afar off, doth he acknowledge.

Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.

The reverence of Yahweh, is the correction of wisdom, and, before honour, is humility.

Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

Before grievous injury, a man's heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

The loftiness of a man, layeth him low, - but, one of a lowly spirit, shall attain unto honour.

The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down, - And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up - Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed; -

Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and extolling and honouring the King of the Heavens, all whose works, are truth, and, his ways, right; and, them who walk in pride, he is able to abase,

Lo! as for the conceited one, crooked is his soul within him,- but, one who is righteous, by his faithfulness, shall live.

Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;

And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,

Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith - God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

In like manner, ye younger men - submit yourselves unto elders; - All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

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But many shall be - first-last, and last-first.

And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,

But, many, shall be - first-last, and theLast-first.

I have not come to call, righteous, men, but, sinners, unto repentance.