Romans 12:16

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Summary

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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Mind

Revelation 13:7

Condescend to men of low estate

Be not

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And may the God of patience and consolation grant you the like mutual affection to each other, according to the example of Christ Jesus:

God forbid! how shall we, who are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

And the heart and soul of the multitude that believed was one: no one called any of his possessions his own property, but they had all things common.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye would all say alike, and that there may be no schisms among you, but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same judgement.

Only behave worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of you, that ye stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as with one soul for the saith of the gospel;

if any bowels of compassion, compleat ye my joy, be like-minded, maintaining the same love, with your souls united, in attending to the one thing needful.

But in what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

I exhort Euodia, and Syntyche to be perfectly united in the Lord.

Finally, my beloved, be unanimous, be sympathizing, love as brethren, be compassionate, be courteous:

Mind

At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And He said unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.

and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:

nor as lording it over the people, but being examples to the flock.

I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.

And he was permitted to make war upon the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.

Condescend to men of low estate

therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than raiment?

the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them:

(seeing ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always:) for in pouring this ointment on my body,

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind; and thou shalt be happy;

Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Let your conversation be free from covetousness, and be contented with what ye have: for He hath said, I will not leave thee; I will never, never forsake thee.

Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.

Be not

For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

Let no one deceive himself: if any among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be truly wise.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak, but ye are strong: ye are honoured, but we are despised.

I speak it to your shame. What! is there not one wise man among you, that is able to judge between his bretheren?

And if any one be conceited of his knowledge, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Is there any wise and understanding man among you? let him shew his works by a good conversation in the meekness of wisdom: