21 Bible Verses about Humility

Treat one another with the same spirit as you experience in Christ Jesus.

Which is the greatest, guest or servant? Is it not the guest? But I am among you as a servant.

but emptied himself by taking the nature of a servant; born in human guise

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of goodness! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

You younger men must also submit to the presbyters. Indeed you must all put on the apron of humility to serve one another, for the haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

Treat one another with the same spirit as you experience in Christ Jesus.

No, when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes in he will tell you, 'Move higher up, my friend.' Then you will be honoured before your fellow guests.

In virtue of my office, I tell everyone of your number who is self-important, that he is not to think more of himself than he ought to think; he must take a sane view of himself, corresponding to the degree of faith which God has assigned to each.

Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the Realm of heaven;

then poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, wiping them with the towel he had tied round him.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find your souls refreshed;

(You know how gracious our Lord Jesus Christ was; rich though he was, he became poor for the sake of you, that by his poverty you might be rich.)

and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.

Let no one lay down rules for you as he pleases, with regard to fasting and the cult of angels, presuming on his visions and inflated by his sensuous notions,

they get the name of 'wisdom' with their self-imposed devotions, with their fasting, with their rigorous discipline of the body, but they are of no value, they simply pamper the flesh!

Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the Realm of heaven;

not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find your souls refreshed;

Well, if I have washed your feet, I who am your Lord and Teacher, you are bound to wash one another's feet; for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.

Yet he gives grace more and more: thus it is said, The haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

"No, sir," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandal."

For everyone who uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted."

I tell you, he went home accepted by God rather than the other man; for everyone who uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted."

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man; but he laid his hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the First and Last,

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling, with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love

As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

John said to them all, "I baptize you with water, but after me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.

He announced, "After me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to stoop and untie the string of his sandals:

Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),

But when Simon Peter saw it he fell at the knees of Jesus, crying, "Lord, leave me; I am a sinful man."

It is a sure word, it deserves all praise, that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"; and though I am the foremost of sinners,

And large crowds came to him bringing the lame, and the blind, the dumb, the maimed, and many others; they laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

Is this not the son of the joiner? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

"No, sir," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

Salute Andronicus and Junias, fellow-countrymen and fellow-prisoners of mine; they are men of note among the apostles, and they have been in Christ longer than I have.

A president of the synagogue called Jairus came up, and on catching sight of him fell at his feet with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

Now there was a woman in the town who was a sinner, and when she found out that Jesus was at table in the house of the Pharisee, she brought an alabaster flask of perfume and stood behind him at his feet in tears; her tears began to wet his feet, so she wiped them with the hair of her head, pressed kisses on them, and anointed them with the perfume.

He went and settled in a town called Nazaret, so that what had been said by the prophets might be fulfilled: 'He shall be called a Nazarene.'

Jesus said to him, "The foxes have their holes, the wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."

John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!"

John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!"

You younger men must also submit to the presbyters. Indeed you must all put on the apron of humility to serve one another, for the haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

The captain answered, "Sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof; only say the word, and my servant will be cured.

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the feet of the Lord to listen to his talk.

But when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she dropped at his feet, crying, "Had you been here, Lord, my brother would not have died."

humble yourselves before the Lord, and then he will raise you up.

how I served the Lord in all humility, with many a tear and many a trial which I encountered owing to the plots of the Jews,

I will be up and off to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;

But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!'

a woman heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, and she came in and fell at his feet

The people came out to see what had occurred and when they reached Jesus they discovered the man whom the daemons had left, seated at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane. That frightened them.

then poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, wiping them with the towel he had tied round him.

But when Simon Peter saw it he fell at the knees of Jesus, crying, "Lord, leave me; I am a sinful man."

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Well now, here we are all present before God to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."

What have I done to have the mother of my Lord come to me?

I John, your brother and your companion in the distress and realm and patient endurance which Jesus brings, found myself in the island called Patmos, for adhering to God's word and the testimony of Jesus.

He announced, "After me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to stoop and untie the string of his sandals:

Now here is John's testimony. When the Jews of Jerusalem despatched priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?" he frankly confessed ??he did not deny it, he frankly confessed, "I am not the Christ." They asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered. read more.
"Then who are you?" they said; "tell us, so that we can give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say for yourself?" He said, "I am the voice of one who cries in the desert, 'level the way for the Lord' ??as the prophet Isaiah said."

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of goodness! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

Lament and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to depression; humble yourselves before the Lord, and then he will raise you up.

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of goodness! the Realm of heaven is theirs.