22 Bible Verses about Humility

Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

For which is greater, the man at the table, or the servant who waits on him? Is not the man at the table? Yet I am like a servant among you.

but laid it aside to take on the nature of a slave and become like other men.

"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

You younger men must show deference to the elders. And you must all clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but shows mercy to the humble.

Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the poorest place, so that when your host comes in, he will say to you, 'My friend, come to a better place.' So you will be shown consideration before all the other guests.

By the favor that God has shown me, I would tell every one of you not to think too highly of himself, but to think reasonably, judging himself by the degree of faith God has allowed him.

Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,

Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel that was about his waist.

Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.

When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.

No one can put you in the wrong by persisting in studied humility and the worship of angels, being absorbed in the visions he has seen, and groundlessly conceited over his mere human mind.

Such practices pass for wisdom, with their self-imposed devotions, their self-humiliation, and their ascetic discipline, but they carry with them no real distinction, they are really only a catering to the flesh.

Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,

It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man has come not to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to ransom many others."

Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

If I then, your Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet too. For I have set you an example, in order that you may do what I have done to you.

But he gives all the greater blessing. As the Scripture says, "God opposes haughty persons, but he blesses humble-minded ones."

But she said, "O yes, sir! For even dogs eat the scraps that fall from their masters' table!"

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

I tell you, it was he who went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he laid his right hand upon me, and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,

So I, the prisoner for the Lord's sake, appeal to you to live lives worthy of the summons you have received; with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly.

As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

John said to them all, "I am only baptizing you in water, but someone is coming who is stronger than I am, whose shoes I am not fit to untie. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.

And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

I appeal therefore to those who are elders among you; I am their brother-elder and a witness to what the Christ suffered, and I am to share in the glory that is to be revealed??2 be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though it were forced upon you but of your own free will, and not from base love of gain but freely,

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

It is a trustworthy saying, entitled to the fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of them,

Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them,

Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary, and are not his brothers named James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

But she said, "O yes, sir! For even dogs eat the scraps that fall from their masters' table!"

Remember me to Andronicus and Junias, my fellow-countrymen, who went to prison with me. They are noted men among the missionaries, and they became Christians before I did.

in other words, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith.

And a man named Jairus, the leader of a synagogue, came up and seeing him threw himself at his feet, and appealed to him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live!"

Now there was a woman in the town who was leading a sinful life, and when she learned that he was having dinner at the Pharisee's house, she got an alabaster flask of perfume, and came and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with her hair, and kissed them, and put the perfume on them.

and he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in fulfilment of the saying of the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!"

But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

You younger men must show deference to the elders. And you must all clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but shows mercy to the humble.

But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured.

"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Master's feet, and listened to what he was saying.

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, and said, "Master, if you had been here, my brother would not have died!"

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up

and how I served the Lord most humbly and with tears, through all the trials that I encountered because of the plots of the Jews.

I will get up, and go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your eyes;

But the tax-collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but struck his breast, and said, 'O God, have mercy on a sinner like me!'

but a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit immediately heard about him and came and threw herself at his feet.

And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened.

Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel that was about his waist.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

So I sent for you immediately, and you have very kindly come. Now we are all here in God's presence, to hear everything that the Lord has instructed you to say."

Who am I, To have the mother of my Lord come to me?

I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

Be miserable, grieve, and weep aloud! Turn your laughter into grief and your happiness into gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up

"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!