23 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself
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Then they said to him, Who are you so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say of yourself?
Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and loses himself, or is cast away?
And Aaron shall offer his young bull of the sin offering which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself and for his house.
And Aaron shall bring the young bull of the sin offering which is for himself, and shall atone for himself and for his house, and shall kill the young bull of the sin offering which is for himself.
And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goes in to make an atonement in the sanctuary, until he comes out and has made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself and for the people.
If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
Your wickedness may hurt a man like yourself; and your righteousness may profit the son of man.
For he says, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am wise. And I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the people like a strong man.
But I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and justice, and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.
Therefore whether it was I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
Also men shall arise from your own selves, speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples away after them.
And why do you look on the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother's eye.
His eyes shall see his ruin, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Your way and your doings have brought these things on you; this is your evil, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.
Have you not brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken Jehovah your God, when He led you by the way?
His own hands shall bring in the fire offerings of Jehovah. He shall bring the fat with the breast, so that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
Therefore I advise that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude. And you yourself shall go into battle.
