Thematic Bible: Ambition, worldly, examples of
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
"Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
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Perceive ye not how that they which run in a course, run all, yet but one receiveth the reward? So run that ye may obtain.
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Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
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Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.
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Even so ye - forasmuch as ye covet spiritual gifts - seek that ye may have plenty unto the edifying of the congregation.
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Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me; and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Adonijah
But Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he gat him a chariot and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.
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Because thou hast beaten the Edomites, therefore thine heart riseth. Be glorious: but tarry at home. For what needest thou to provoke to mischief - that thou shouldest be overthrown and Judah with thee?"
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And yet they think that their houses shall continue forever, and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another; and call the lands after their own names.
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For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North;
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'What hast thou here to do? And whom hast thou here? That thou shouldest here hew thee out a sepulchre, as it were one that causeth a costly tomb of stone to be made for himself, or that graveth a habitation out of a rock?
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Like as the wine deceiveth the drunkard, even so the proud shall fail and not endure. He openeth his desire wide up as the hell, and is as insatiable as death. All Heathen gathereth he to him, and heapeth unto him all people."
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The jews
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?
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which is an adversary, and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he shall sit as God in the temple of God, and show himself as God.
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Absalom
After this Absalom gat him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him. And thereto he used to rise up early in the mornings and to stand by the wayside that led to the gate of the city. And all the men of Israel that had complaints and came to the king for judgment, he called unto him, and said, "Of what city art thou?" And when the other answered, "thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel,"
Then Absalom said moreover, "Oh, that I were a judge in the land, and that all men which have pleas and matter in the law, should come to me. For I would do them justice."
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The mother of james and john
And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom."
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Woe be to you Pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Men after the flood
And they said, "Come on, let us build us a city and a tower, that the top may reach unto heaven. And let us make us a name, for peradventure we shall be scattered abroad over all the earth."
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Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The disciples
And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.
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