Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
A Conservative Version
And he who will exalt himself will be made low, and he who will make himself low will be exalted.
American Standard Version
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And whoever exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important].
Anderson New Testament
Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Bible in Basic English
And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
Common New Testament
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for whosoever exalts himself, shall be abased; and he that humbles himself, shall be exalted.
Darby Translation
And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Godbey New Testament
But whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
John Wesley New Testament
Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
Julia Smith Translation
And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
King James 2000
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Modern King James verseion
And whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he who shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
Moffatt New Testament
Whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be uplifted.
Montgomery New Testament
"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
NET Bible
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Noyes New Testament
And whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.
Sawyer New Testament
and whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
The Emphasized Bible
And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and whosoever abaseth himself shall be exalted.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.
Webster
And whoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
Weymouth New Testament
and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.
Williams New Testament
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
World English Bible
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Worrell New Testament
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Worsley New Testament
and whosoever will humble himself shall be exalted.
Themes
Abasement » Who shall be abased
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Exaltation » Those that exalt themselves
Meekness » They who are gifted with » Are exalted
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pride » They who are guilty of, shall be » Abased
Topics
Interlinear
De
hostis
heautou
ἑαυτοῦ
heautou
himself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves, his, their, itself,
Usage: 249
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seven Woes Pronounced On The Scribes And Pharisees
11 And the greater of you shall be your ministrant, 12 and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 14:11
because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
Luke 18:14
I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
Proverbs 29:23
The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
Matthew 18:4
whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.
James 4:6
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?'
1 Peter 5:5
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;
Job 22:29
For they have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.
Psalm 138:6
For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!
Proverbs 16:18-19
Before destruction is pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'
Isaiah 57:15
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,'
Daniel 4:37
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.'
Matthew 5:3
Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Luke 1:51-52
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,