61 Bible Verses about Unselfishness

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

For Christ did not seek his own pleasure, but, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell on me."

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

he, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God, riseth from the supper, and layeth aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister; and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant; even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

But it is not so among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister; and whoever of you desireth to become first, will be servant of all; for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Yea, let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God, but made himself of no consideration, taking the form of a servant, and becoming like men;read more.
and in what appertained to him appearing as a man, he humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

On this account the Father loveth me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again; this charge I received from my Father.

For while we were yet without strength, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. Now hardly for a righteous man will one die; perhaps, however, for a benefactor one might even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;

For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judged, that if one died for all, then all died;

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should together live with him.

who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously; who himself bore our sins in his own body on the cross, that we, having died to our sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous one for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

who gave himself a ransom for all; to which the testimony was to be borne in its own due times,

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth 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 also, he said to them, Whoever chooseth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he said to all, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin;

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for their sakes, and rose again.

that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if to live in the flesh, if this is to me the fruit of my labor, then what I should choose, I cannot say; but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;read more.
but to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss. Nay more, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ, and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith;read more.
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while becoming like him in his death, if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

looking each of you not to his own interest, but each to the interest of others also. Yea, let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one anothers feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

We love, because he first loved us. If any one saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? And this commandment we have from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance; against such things as these there is no law. And they who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with the passions and lusts.read more.
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in honor, give each other the preference.

All things are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all things are not edifying. Let no one seek his own pleasure, but the good of others.

For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.

We then who are strong ought to hear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbor, to promote what is good, for edification.

But take heed, lest this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

bearing with each other, and forgiving each other, if any one have a complaint against another; even as Christ freely forgave you, do ye also freely forgive;

that they be rich in good works, liberal in imparting, willing to communicate,

doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vainglory, but in humility esteeming others as better than yourselves;

Be of one mind among yourselves. Set not your minds on high things, but content yourselves with what is humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Bear ye one anothers burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering; bearing with one another in love,

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Finally, be, all of one mind, have fellow feeling, love as brethren, be compassionate, be humble;

In like manner, ye younger men, submit yourselves to the elder; and all of you be clothed with humility toward each other; for "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble."

But it is not to be so with you; but let the greatest among you be as the youngest; and he that is chief, as he that serveth.

For ye, brethren, were called to liberty; only use not your liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by your love serve one another.

According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind;

And he sat over against the treasury, and was beholding how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich were casting in much. And a certain poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly do I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.read more.
For they all threw in of their abundance; but she out of her penury threw in all that she had, her whole living.

And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon. But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.read more.
But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me! But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the childrens bread, and throw it to the little dogs. And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came to him a woman having an alabaster bottle of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table. But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this waste?.read more.
For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? For she hath done a good deed to me. For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always. For she, in pouring this ointment on my body, hath done it to prepare me for burial. Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

And when he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on his head. And there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves, Why is this waste of the ointment made? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly.read more.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me. For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for its burial. And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice. This my joy then hath become full.read more.
He must increase, but I must decrease.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power did the apostles give their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all. For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,read more.
and laid them at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to every one, according as he had need. And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, when interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, born in Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellowlaborers in Christ Jesus; who for my life laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone give thanks, but also all the churches of the gentiles;

And I exhort you, brethren,ye know the family of Stephanas, that they are the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the holy,

For I have no one likeminded, who will have a true concern for your state; for all of them are seeking their own things, not those of Christ Jesus.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such in honor; because he was near to death on account of the work, hazarding his life to supply what was wanting on your part in the ministration to me.

Give no occasion of stumbling either to Jews or Greeks, or to the church of God; as I also strive to please all in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many; that they may be saved.

Follow my example, as I do that of Christ.