28 Bible Verses about assertiveness

Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

I mean that one or other of you cries out "I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas,

as if I was inferior to them. but whatever they pretend to, (I must be so vain) I pretend to the like.

which were buried (as Christ was) in your baptism, by virtue of which you rise (as he did) to a new life, through a belief of that divine power, which raised him from the dead.

that mystery, which has been hid from ages and generations, but is now made manifest to his saints:

and Jesus said, "father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." then they divided his raiment among them by throwing lots,

and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Let your women be silent in your assemblies: for they are not allowed to discourse there; but are to observe orders, as indeed the law implies:

for what have I to do to judge those who are without the church; but are not you to judge those that are within?

At the same time, two malefactors were led along to be crucified with Jesus.

but Jesus turn'd about and said to them, daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your selves, and for your children.

but Jesus made him no answer, tho' the chief priests and Scribes maintain'd their charge with vehemence.

and Jesus cryed with a loud voice, saying, father, into thy hands I commend my spirit; and in pronouncing these words, he expired.

and finding that he belong'd to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was then likewise at Jerusalem.

it is by the divine favour that I am what I am: and his favour to me was not in vain; no, I laboured more than they all: yet it was not I, it was the divine favour which assisted me.

if the work abide which somebody has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

accordingly, when they came to the place call'd Calvary, they crucified him there, and the two malefactors; the one at his right, the other at his left.

while the people who stood looking on, and the senators themselves contemptuously said, he sav'd others; if he be Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself.

then Herod and his retinue treated him with contempt, and in derision sent him back magnificently dress'd to Pilate.

he plyed him therefore with many interrogatories,

There was likewise present a counsellor, named Joseph, a man of probity and justice, one who had never abetted the contrivances and proceedings of the Jews.

when Pilate heard of Galilee, he ask'd whether the man were a Galilean.

you have represented this man to me as one that was stirring up the people to a revolt: you see I have examin'd him in your presence; yet I don't find he is guilty of the crimes you have laid to his charge: no, nor even Herod;

The centurion upon seeing what had happen'd, gave glory to God, and said, certainly this was a righteous man.

the sun was obscured, and the veil of the temple was rent in two.

they likewise put the following inscription over his head, in Greek, in Latin, and in Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Now one of the malefactors, that was crucified with him, impiously said, if thou art the Christ, save thy self, and us.

saying, " tell ye the daughter of Sion, behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass."