Philippians 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Nothing

But

1 Peter 5:5

General references

Bible References

Nothing

Do all things without protests and arguments;

Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

But

And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.

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.

General references

Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

Let all you do be done in love.

Go on loving your brothers in the faith.