Romans 12:16

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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.

Of the

Mind

Condescend to men of low estate

Be not

General references

Proverbs 4:3

Bible References

Of the

And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus;

let it not be! we who died to the sin -- how shall we still live in it?

Also, in Judah hath the hand of God been to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and of the heads, in the matter of Jehovah;

and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing,

but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

Mind

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

And thou -- thou seekest for thee great things -- do not seek, for lo, I am bringing in evil on all flesh -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have given to thee thy life for a spoil, in all places whither thou goest.'

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us;

and there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them, and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.

Condescend to men of low estate

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty in power and heart.

Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always;

And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.

but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

not that in respect of want I say it, for I did learn in the things in which I am -- to be content;

but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment;

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, 'No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

Be not

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

Woe to the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

we are fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we are ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;

unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!

and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth him to know;

Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

General references

For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.