9 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

And he responded, No. Then they said to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those having sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?

Brethren, if indeed a man may be overtaken in some transgression, you who are spiritual, perfect such an one in the spirit of meekness; watching yourself, lest you may also be tempted.

For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting himself?

you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me.

Then whether I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

and men from you yourselves will rise up, speaking perverse things, in order to lead away disciples after them.

And all were going forth to enroll, each one into his own city.

But why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?

O hypocrite, first cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote from the eye of your brother.