Thematic Bible: Penitence, examples of
Thematic Bible
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Service
Then Mary took a pound of ointment of very valuable genuine nard [and] anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward."
And when they came to him, he said to them, "You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia how I was the whole time with you-- serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews--
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Manasseh
And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Josiah
because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants and you humbled yourself before me and tore your garments and wept before me, now I also have heard,' {declares} Yahweh.
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Rehoboam and the princes
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "Yahweh [is] righteous."
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Ahab
"Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring disaster in his days. I will bring the disaster on his house in the days of his son."
Humble » Penitence, examples of » The prodigal son
I will set out [and] go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and {in your sight}!
Humble » Penitence, examples of » The publican
But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'