Thematic Bible: He was free from all worldly pride
Thematic Bible
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of rank is not this the carpenter's son?
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of reputation he shall be called a nazarene
and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of riches he hath not where to lay his head
Jesus replied to him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of worldly success he is despised and rejected of men
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of appearance he hath no form nor comeliness
For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him,
Nor [handsome] appearance that we would
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of kingship he washed the disciples' feet
Then He poured water into the basin and began washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which was tied around His waist.