I say to you, this man went down justified to his house, rather than the other; because every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Take, brethren, as an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord.

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

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And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

He deposed potentates from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

But let the lowly brother glory in his high station;

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For, while we were yet weak, Christ, in due season, died for the ungodly.

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

but in His own seasons manifested His word in a proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

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So also ye, when ye do all the things that were commanded you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what it was our duty to do.'

And there arose also a contention among them as to which of them seemed to be greatest.