22 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself
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They said therefore to him, Who are thou, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do thou say about thyself?
And brothers, if a man is overtaken in some transgression, ye the spiritual, restore such in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.
For what is a man benefited, having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself?
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the holy place until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.
And he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
Thy wickedness [is] a man as thou are, and thy righteousness [is] a son of man.
For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. And I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. And like a valiant man I have brought down those
But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Ye yourselves know that these hands served my needs, and to those who were with me.
Therefore whether I or those men, so we proclaim, and so ye believed.
And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.
Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Have thou not procured this to thyself, in that thou have forsaken LORD thy God when he led thee by the way?
His own hands shall bring the offerings of LORD made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before LORD.
But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
