47 Bible Verses about importance

The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

For I gave to you first of all what was handed down to me, how Christ underwent death for our sins, as it says in the Writings;

Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

He has to become greater while I become less.

And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

This is the first and greatest rule.

If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God is of value.

And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.

Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.

And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy

You keep days, and months, and fixed times, and years.

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:

Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great: