9 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?

BRETHREN, if a man also be surprised into any act of offence, ye that are spiritual, replace such a one in the spirit of meekness; keeping an attentive eye on thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants, and for those who were with me.

Therefore whether I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Yea, from among yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverting doctrines, to draw away disciples after them.

And all went to be registered, every one to his own city.

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to take off the mote from thy brother's eye.