61 Bible Verses about Unselfishness

I am not able to do anything of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the One having sent me.

for Christ did not please himself; but, as has been written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

And Jesus calling His disciples to Him, said, I sympathize with the multitude, because already three days abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat; I do not wish to send them away fasting, lest they may faint on the road.

knowing that the Father has given all things into His hands, and He came out from God, and is going away to God, He rises from the supper, and lays aside His garments, and taking a towel, girded Himself; then He pours water into a bowl, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich.

It shall not be so among you; but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant; and whosoever may wish to be first among you, shall be your slave: as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

But it is not so among you: but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant: and whosoever of you may wish to be first, shall be the slave of all: for the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

Think the same thing among yourselves, which is also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not usurpation to be equal with God, but he humbled himself, having taken the form of a servant, being in the likeness of men; and having been found in fashion like a man;read more.
he humbled himself, being obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Therefore my Father loves Me, because I lay down my soul, that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and power to receive it again. I received this commandment from my Father.

For we being yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly: for scarcely will one die for a righteous man; for perhaps some one even dares to die for a good man. And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I delivered unto you in the first place that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead;

the one having died for us, in order that, whether we are awake or asleep, we shall at the same time live with him.

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, who, being reviled, reviled not again; suffering, he threatened not, but gave up to the one judging righteously: who himself has borne our sins in his own body on the wood, in order that we, being made free from sins, may live unto righteousness: by whose stripe you are healed.

Because Christ indeed once died for our sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but quickened in spirit:

the one having given himself a ransom for all, a testimony in due time;

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

for the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified along with him, in order that the body of sin may be destroyed, that we may no longer serve sin;

and he died for all, in order that those living may not live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and is risen.

that with reference to your former life, you are to lay aside the old man, who is corrupt in the lusts of deception;

lie not to one another, having laid aside the old man with his habits,

For Christ is my life, and death is my gain. But if to live in the flesh, this shall be to me the fruit of the work, indeed I know not what I shall ask. But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:read more.
but to remain in the flesh is safer on account of you.

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ. Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ, and may be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness of God through faith:read more.
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; if perchance I may attain unto the resurrection which is out from the dead.

looking not each after your own interests, but each after that of others. Think the same thing among yourselves, which is also in Christ Jesus:

If then I, your Lord and Master, washed your feet, you ought also to wash the feet of one another. For I have given unto you an example, that you may also do as I have done to you.

In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Let us love with divine love, because he himself first loved us with divine love. If any one may say, I love God with divine love, and may hate his brother, he is a liar: for the one not loving his brother whom he has seen, with divine love, is not able to love God, whom he has not seen, with divine love. And we have this precept from him, that the one loving God with divine love also loves his brother with divine love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is divine love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, holiness; against such things there is no law. But those belonging to Christ Jesus have crucified carnality with the passions and lusts.read more.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be fond of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

All things are lawful; but all things are not profitable. All things are lawful; but all things do not edify. Let no one seek his own, but that of another.

For no one of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself:

But we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor in that which is good, unto edification;

See lest this liberty of yours may become a stumblingblock to the weak.

forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any one may have a quarrel against any one; as Christ also forgave you, so indeed do you likewise:

that they do good, be rich in good works, be cheerful givers, ready communicators;

that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves;

Have the same mind toward one another, not thinking high things, but condescending to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Bear the burdens of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if any one seems to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

being submissive to one another in the fear of Christ.

And finally, all being like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brethren, merciful, humble:

Likewise, you younger men, submit to the elders: and all put on humility toward one another; because God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

But you are not thus: but let the greater among you be as the younger; and the leader as the waiter.

For you were called unto liberty, brethren; only use not the liberty unto an occasion to the flesh, but through divine love serve one another.

as each one received the gift of grace, ministering the same to one another, as the good stewards of the manifold grace of God:

shepherdize the flock of God which is among you, not coercively, but willingly, for the sake of God; not for filthy lucre, but cheerfully.

And He sitting in front of the treasury, was seeing how the multitudes are casting their money into the treasury. And many rich people were casting in much. And one poor widow was casting in two mites, which is a farthing. And calling His disciples to Him, He says to them, Truly I say unto you, That this poor widow has cast in more than all those casting into the treasury.read more.
For all they of that which abounds unto them cast in; but she of her scarcity cast in all things so many as she had, all her living.

And Jesus having come out thence, departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish woman having come out from those coasts, cried unto Him saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is terribly demonized. And He responded to her not a word; and His disciples, having come to Him, asked Him, saying, Send her away; because she cries after us.read more.
And He responding said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And having come she continued to worship Him, saying, Lord, assist me. He responding said, It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs. And she said, Yea, Lord: for the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from their master's table. Then Jesus responding said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; let it be done unto thee as thou dost wish. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman having an alabaster box of myrrh, very valuable, came to Him and poured it on His head, while sitting at the table. And His disciples, seeing, were indignant, saying, For what was this waste?read more.
For this was able to be sold for much, and given to the poor. And Jesus knowing, said to them, Why do you give the woman trouble? because she hath wrought a beautiful work in me. For you have the poor with you always; but you have not me always. For she pouring this myrrh on my body, did it in order to my burial. Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.

And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head. And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh? For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.read more.
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you give her trouble? she hath wrought a beautiful work in me. For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always. She did what she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body for the burial. Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.

John responded and said, No man is able to receive anything, unless it may have been given unto him from heaven. You are witnessing to me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him. The one having the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the Bridegroom is the one standing and hearing him, rejoiceth with joy on account of the Bridegroom: This, my joy has been made complete.read more.
It behooveth Him to increase, and me to decrease.

And of the multitude who believed there was one heart and soul, and no one was saying that any of those things which belonged to him were his own, but all things were common to them. And with great power the apostles continued to give witness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ the Lord; and great grace was upon them all. For no one among them was in need; for so many possessions of lands or houses as belonged to them, selling, they were bringing the prices of the things having been sold,read more.
and laying them at the feet of the apostles; and it was distributed to each as any one had need. And Joseph called Barnabas by the apostles, which is interpreted, Son of consolation, a Levite, a Cyprian by race, a farm belonging to him, having sold it, he brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus; who laid down their neck for my life; and for whom not I alone hut all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks;

But I exhort you, brethren; (know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruit of Achaia, and they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

For I have no one like-minded, who will nobly remember the things concerning you; for all are seeking after their own, and not the things of Jesus Christ.

Then receive him in the Lord with all joy, and have such in honor: because he was nigh unto death on account of the work of Christ, having jeoparded his life, in order that he might fulfill your deficiency of ministry towards me.

Be ye without offence, both to Jews, and to Greeks, and to the church of God: as I also please all in all things, seeking not my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

Be ye imitators of me, as I also am of Christ.