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 this man the carpenter's son? Is his mother called Mary? Are his brothers James and Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of reputation he shall be called a nazarene
He made his home in Nazareth. Thus the prophecy came true: He [Jesus] will be called a Nazarene.
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of riches he hath not where to lay his head
Jesus replied: Foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven 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. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of appearance he hath no form nor comeliness
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Nothing in his appearance will make us desire him.
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of kingship he washed the disciples' feet
Then he poured water into the basin and washed the disciples' feet. He wiped them with the towel he was wearing.