Luke 18:14

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Summary

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

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He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.

For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.

As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

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But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.