I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.

Brethren, receive the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering evil and longsuffering.

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Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? whether are we stronger than he?

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But whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

He cast down the mighty from thrones and exalted the humble.

But let the humble brother boast in his exaltation:

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For we being yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly:

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

and manifested in his own seasons his word by preaching, with which I am intrusted, according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

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Likewise also, when you may do those things which are commanded you, say that, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.

And there was a contention among them, which one of them seems to be the greater,