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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And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins -- (he said to the one struck with palsy) -- I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.'

therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

And she saith, 'Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;' and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been sad for it any more.

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

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He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

now I have known that Jehovah is greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly -- He is above them!'

For they have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

Before destruction is pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works are truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'

Lo, a presumptuous one! Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.

Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, 'God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

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and many first shall be last, and last first.

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

and many first shall be last, and the last first.'

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'