Luke 15:16-18

Now he wanted to fill his stomach with the [carob] pods the hogs were eating, but no one gave him any [or perhaps, anything else].

Luke 18:14-15

I tell you, this man went back home right with God instead of the other man. For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."

Acts 9:11

The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to Straight Street and ask for a person named Saul, from Tarsus, at the home of Judas; you will find him [there] praying."

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you people.

1 Peter 5:5-6

And in the same way, you younger [Christians] should be [respectfully] submissive to the older ones. And all of you should [be willing to] humbly serve one another, for God stands opposed to [the efforts of] proud people, but extends His unearned favor to those [who serve] with humility.

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And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

And when

He besought

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Bible References

And when

Luke 15:16
Now he wanted to fill his stomach with the [carob] pods the hogs were eating, but no one gave him any [or perhaps, anything else].

He besought

Acts 9:11
The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to Straight Street and ask for a person named Saul, from Tarsus, at the home of Judas; you will find him [there] praying."

General references

Acts 9:9
For three days he was blind and neither ate nor drank anything.