61 Bible Verses about Unselfishness

I can of Myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous; because I seek not My Own will, but the will of Him Who sent Me.

for even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it has been written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on Me."

And Jesus, having called His disciples near, said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way."

knowing that the Father gave all things into His hands, and that He came forth from God, and was going to God, He riseth from the supper, and layeth aside His garments; and, taking a towel, He girded Himself. Then He poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might become rich.

Not so shall it be among you; but whosoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be your servant; even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His soul a ransom for many."

but it is not so among you; but whosoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be servant of all: for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his soul a ransom for many."

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; Who, existing originally in the form of God, accounted it not a prize to he equal with God. but emptied Himself, taking a slave's form, coming to be in the likeness of men;read more.
and, being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

On this account My Father loveth 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 authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment I received from My Father.

For, while we were yet weak, Christ, in due season, died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; for, peradventure, in behalf of a good man, some one even dares to die. But God commendeth His own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I delivered to you, among the first things, that which also I received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;

For the love of Christ is constraining us; having judged this, that One died for all; consequently, they all died:

Who died for us, that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with Him.

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; Who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, was not threatening, but committed Himself to Him Who judgeth righteously; Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by Whose bruise ye were healed.

because Christ also suffered for sins once, a Righteous One in behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,

Who gave Himself a ransom for all, the testimony for its own times,

Then said Jesus to His disciples, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me;

And, calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

And He said to all, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his soul a ransom for many."

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be brought to nought, that we should no more be in bondage to sin;

and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to Him Who died for them, and rose again.

that ye put off, as to your former manner of life, the old man, who is corrupt according to the desires of deceit;

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if it be to live in flesh, this is to me a fruit of labor; and what I shall choose I know not; but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better;read more.
but to abide in flesh is more needful for you.

But what things were gain to me, these I accounted loss for Christ. Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ. and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith in Christ??he righteousness which is of God by faith:read more.
that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; if by any means I may attain to the out-resurrection from the dead.

not looking each to his own things, but each also to the things of others. Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus;

If, therefore, I, 'The Lord,' and 'The Teacher,' washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet; for I gave you an example, that, as I did to you, ye also should do.

In this we have known the love, that He laid down His soul in our behalf; and we ought to lay down our souls in behalf of the brethren.

We love, because He first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God Whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, continence; against such there is no law. And those who are of Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with the passions and desires.read more.
If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

in brotherly love being tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor, preferring one another;

All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable; all things are lawful, but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own, but each another's good.

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

Now we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification;

But take heed, lest this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak.

(bearing with one another, and freely forgiving one another, if any one have a complaint against any; even as the Lord freely forgave you, so also do ye):

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, free to impart, liberal;

doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;

thinking the same thing one toward another; minding not lofty things, but being carried along with the lowly. Be ye not wise in your own conceits;

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For, if any one thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ;

And, finally, be ye all of one mind, compassionate, loving as brethren, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

Likewise, ye younger, be subject to the elder; yea, all of you gird on the lowly mind to serve one another; because "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the lowly."

But ye are not so; but let the greater among you become as the younger, and he who leads as he who serves.

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

according as each one received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind;

And, haring taken a seat over against the treasury, He was beholding how the multitude cast money into the treasury; and many who were rich cast in much. And one poor widow, coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing. And, calling to Him His disciples, He said to them, "Verily I say to you, this poor widow cast in more than all who are casting into the treasury;read more.
for they all did cast in out of their abundance; but she out of her want cast in all that she had??er whole living."

And, going forth thence, Jesus withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a Canaanitish woman, having come forth out of those borders, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon!" But He answered her not a word. And His disciples, coming near, were beseeching Him, saying, "Send her away; for she is crying after us!"read more.
But He, answering, said, "I was not sent, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she, coming, was worshiping Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" And He, answering, said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs." But she said, "Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from the master's table." Then Jesus, answering, said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! be it done to you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Now, when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came to Him a woman having an alabaster cruse of very precious ointment, and poured it down upon His head, while reclining at table. And 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!" But Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for she wrought a good work for Me; for the poor ye always have with you; but Me ye have not always. For she, in pouring this ointment upon My body, did it with reference to My burial. Verily I say to you, wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in all the world, that also which this woman did shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."

And, while He was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly; and, having broken the cruse, she was pouring it down on His bead. But there were some who were much displeased among themselves, saying, "To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been made? For this ointment could have been sold for above three hundred denaries, and given to the poor!" And they were murmuring against her.read more.
But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do ye cause her trouble? She wrought a good work on Me; for the poor ye always have with you; and whensoever ye will, ye can do them good; but Me ye have not always. She did what she could: she anointed My body beforehand for the burial. And verily I say to you, wheresoever the Gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman did shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from Heaven. Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before Him.' He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bride-groom who stands and hears him greatly rejoices because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, has been made full.read more.
He must increase, but I must decrease.

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those who believed were one; and not even one was saying that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things common. And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace also was upon them all. For neither was any one among them in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things sold,read more.
and were laying them, at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was being made according as any one had need. And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, "Son of Consolation"), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, owning a field, having sold it, brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus; who, for my soul, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the gentiles;

Now I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and that they appointed themselves for ministry to the saints),

For I have no one like-minded, who, indeed, will sincerely care for your interests; for all are seeking their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Receive him, therefore, in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor; because, for the work of Christ, he came near to death; imperiling his soul, that he might fill up your lack of ministry toward me.

Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the assembly of God: even as I also, in all things, please all men: not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

Become imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.