Romans 12:16

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Summary

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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Mind

Revelation 13:7

Condescend to men of low estate

Be not

Bible References

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May the God of patience and consolation, make you equally concern'd for one another, according to the example of Christ Jesus,

God forbid, that we who have died to sin should live any longer therein.

Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to maintain all the same doctrine, to suffer no divisions among you; but to be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony.

in the mean while, as we are already advanc'd so far, pursue your course, and keep it still in view:

I conjure Euodias, and I conjure Syntyche to be perfectly united in the Lord.

In a word, live all of you in perfect agreement and sympathy, be full of fraternal love, compassion, and affability.

Mind

At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah?

and he said to her, what would you have? grant, said she, when you are upon the throne, that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left.

all this power, said he, will I give thee, and the glory of them: for they are at my disposal, and where I please, I bestow them.

Now there had been a dispute among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

not to domineer over the laity, but to be examples for their imitation;

I have writ to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the superiority, has no regard to our representations.

he was permitted to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all the tribes, and provinces, and nations.

Condescend to men of low estate

I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

Then directing himself to his disciples, he said, blessed are ye, that are poor: for the divine kingdom is yours.

but when you make a feast call the poor, and maimed, the lame and blind:

it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want,

Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain.

let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

consider, my dear brethren, has not God chose the poor of this world to be rich by faith, and to inherit the kingdom he has promised to those who love him?

Be not

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this secret, (for fear you should presume too much on your selves) that blindness has fallen upon a part of Israel, until the time when the Gentiles shall be fully come in.

let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.

we are made fools for our attachment to Christ, while you, who are christians too, still pass for the wise: we are in poverty, but you are in power: you meet with esteem, but we find contempt.

what, is there not a man of experience amongst you, capable of being arbitrator between his brethren?

and if any man be conceited of his own knowledge, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.

Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts of wisdom.