'Ourselves' in the Bible

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’

‘And forgive us our sins,For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.And lead us not into temptation.’”

Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along.

And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves.

But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;

We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ;

I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take any advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps?

All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

But I trust that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be!

therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.