SANCTIFICATION
- THIS MEANS TO BE MADE HOLY - OR TO BECOME MORE LIKE
GOD IN OUR CHARACTER
Ex.31:13 "Say to the Israelites,
'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for
the generations to come, so you may know
that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
Le.20:8 Keep my decrees and
follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you
holy.
Le.21:8 Regard them as holy,
because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because
I the LORD am holy--I who make you holy.
Le.21:15 so he will not defile
his offspring among his people. I
am the LORD, who makes him holy. '"
Le.21:23 yet because of his
defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate
my sanctuary. I am the LORD, who makes
them holy. '"
Le.22:9 "'The priests are
to keep my requirements so that they do not become guilty and die for treating
them with contempt. I am the LORD, who
makes them holy.
Le.22:32 Do not profane my
holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I
am the LORD, who makes you holy
Jn.17:17 Sanctify
them by the truth; your word is truth.
Jn.17:19
For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Ac.26:18
to open their eyes
and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God,
so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those
who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Ro.15:16 to be a minister
of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the
gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable
to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
1Co.1:2 To the church of
God in Corinth, to those sanctified in
Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together
with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their
Lord and ours:
1Co.6:11 And that is what
some of you were. But you were washed,
you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and by the Spirit of our God.
Ep.5:26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing
with water through the word,
1Th.4:3 It
is God's will that you should be sanctified: that
you should avoid sexual immorality;
1Th.5:23 May God himself,
the God of peace, sanctify you through
and through. May your whole spirit,
soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Heb.2:11
Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the
same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to
call them brothers.
Heb.10:14
because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being
made holy.

Explanation
TRANSFORMATION
1S.10:6 The
Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and
you will prophesy with them; and you will
be changed into a different person.
Rom 8:29 For those God foreknew
he also predestined to be conformed to
the likeness of his Son, that he might
be the firstborn among many brothers.
Ro.12:2 Do not conform
any longer to the pattern of this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and
approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
1Co.15:49 And just as we
have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness
of the man from heaven.
2Co.3:18 And we, who with
unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are
being transformed into his likeness with
ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2Co.5:17 Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come!
Ph.1:6 being confident of
this, that he who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Ph.2:13 for it is God who
works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
2Pet 1:5-6 For
this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and
to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control,
perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly
kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Illustration
RENEWAL
BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
Ps.51:10 Create
in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Is.40:31 but
those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they
will walk and not be faint.
Is.57:10 You were wearied
by all your ways, but you would not say, 'It is hopeless.' You
found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.
Rom 6:4 We were therefore buried
with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised
from the dead through the glory of the Father, we
too may live a new life.
Ro.12:2 Do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing
and perfect will.
2Co.4:16 Therefore we do
not lose heart. Though outwardly we are
wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
2
Cor 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Gal 2:20 I have been crucified
with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ
lives in me. The life I live in the body,
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gal 6:15 Neither circumcision
nor uncircumcision means anything; what
counts is a new creation.
Ep.4:23 to
be made new in the attitude of your minds;
Tit.3:5 he saved us, not
because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
Col.3:10 and
have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image
of its Creator.
COMPLETION
Jn.16:24 Until now you have
not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy
will be complete.
Ac.20:24 However, I consider
my life worth nothing to me, if only I
may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the
task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
Ro.15:14 I myself am convinced,
my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete
in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
2Co.10:6 And we will be ready
to punish every act of disobedience, once
your obedience is complete.
Ph.2:2
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love,
being one in spirit and purpose.
Col.2:2 My purpose is that
they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have
the full riches of complete understanding,
in order that they may know the mystery of
God, namely, Christ,
Col.4:17 Tell
Archippus: "See to it that you complete the work you
have received in the Lord."
Ja.1:4 Perseverance
must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
anything.
Ja.2:22 You
see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith
was made complete by what he did.
1Jn.1:4 We
write this to make our joy complete.
1Jn.2:5 But
if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him.
This is how we know we are in him:
1Jn.4:12 No one has ever
seen God; but if we love one another,
God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1Jn.4:17 In this way, love
is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of
judgment, because in this world we are
like him.
Re.3:2 Wake up! Strengthen
what remains and is about to die, for I
have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
Ph.1:6 being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on
to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Heb.7:25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him,
because he always lives to intercede for them.
BEING
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Ex.31:3 and I have filled
him with the Spirit of God, with skill,
ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts--
Ex.35:31 and he has
filled him with the Spirit of God, with
skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts--
De.34:9 Now Joshua son of
Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom
because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites
listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses.
Eze.43:5 Then
the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory
of the LORD filled the temple.
Mi.3:8 But as for me, I am
filled with power, with the Spirit of the
LORD, and with justice and might, to declare
to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.
Lu.1:15 for he will be great
in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit
even from birth.
Lu.1:41
When Elizabeth heard
Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was
filled with the Holy Spirit.
Lu.1:67 His father Zechariah
was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
Lu.4:1 Jesus,
full of the Holy Spirit, returned from
the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert,
Lu.10:21 At that time Jesus,
full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden
these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
Jn.17:13 "I am coming to
you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that
they may have the full measure of my joy
within them.
Ac.2:4
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other
tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Ac.4:8 Then
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people!
Ac.4:31 After they prayed,
the place where they were meeting was shaken. And
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Ac.6:3 Brothers, choose seven
men from among you who are known to be full
of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn
this responsibility over to them
Ac.6:5 This proposal pleased
the whole group. They chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also
Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a
convert to Judaism.
Ac.7:55 But Stephen, full
of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Ac.9:17 Then Ananias went
to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother
Saul, the Lord--Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming
here--has sent me so that you may see again and be
filled with the Holy Spirit."
Ac.11:24
He was a good man,
full of the Holy Spirit and faith,
and a great number of people were brought to the
Lord.
Ac.13:9 Then Saul, who was
also called Paul, filled with the Holy
Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and
said,
Ac.13:52 And
the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Ac.16:34 The jailer brought them into his house
and set a meal before them; he was filled with
joy because he had come to believe in God--he and his whole
family.
Ro.16:19 Everyone has heard
about your obedience, so I am full
of joy over you; but
I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
Ep.3:19 and to know this
love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled
to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ep.5:18 Do
not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with
the Spirit.
2Ti.1:4 Recalling your tears,
I long to see you, so that I may be filled
with joy.
2Ti.1:4 Recalling your tears,
I long to see you, so that I may be filled
with joy.
1Pe.1:8 Though you have not
seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe
in him and are filled with an inexpressible
and glorious joy,
SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
Mt.13:30 Let
both grow together until the harvest. At
that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them
in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'"
Mt.13:32 Though it is the
smallest of all your seeds, yet when it
grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and
perch in its branches."
Mt.25:17 So also, the
one with the two talents gained two more.
Mk.4:8 Still other seed fell
on good soil. It came up, grew and produced
a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."
Mk.4:27 Night and day, whether
he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts
and grows, though he does not know how.
Mk.4:32 Yet
when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade."
Lu.1:80 And
the child grew and became strong in spirit;
and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.
Lu.2:40 And
the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace
of God was upon him.
Lu.2:52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Lu.12:27 "Consider
how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet
I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of
these.
Lu.13:19 It is like a mustard
seed, which a man took and planted in his garden.
It grew and became a tree, and the birds
of the air perched in its branches."
Jn.3:30 He
must become greater; I must become less.
1Co.3:6 I
planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
1Co.3:7 So
neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who
makes things grow.
2Co.9:10 Now he who supplies
seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your
store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
2Co.10:15 Neither do we go
beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our
hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among
you will greatly expand,
Ep.4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into
him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
Ph.1:9
And this is my prayer:
that your love may abound more and more in knowledge
and depth of insight,
Col.1:10 And we pray this
in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him
in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing
in the knowledge of God,
Col.2:19 He has lost connection
with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by
its ligaments and sinews, grows as God
causes it to grow.
1Th.3:12 May
the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone
else, just as ours does for you.
1Th.4:10 And in fact, you
do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet
we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.
2Th.1:3 We ought always to
thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your
faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each
other is increasing.
Heb.6:1 Therefore
let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity,
not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,
and of faith in God,
1Pe.2:2 Like newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it
you may grow up in your salvation,
2Pe.1:5-6 For
this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and
to goodness, knowledge; and
to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance,
godliness;
2Pe.3:18 But
grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To
him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Ju.1:20
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and
pray in the Holy Spirit.
MATURITY
Mk.4:28 All by itself the
soil produces grain--first the stalk, then
the head, then the full kernel in the head.
Lu.8:14 The seed that fell
among thorns stands for those who hear,
but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and
pleasures, and they do not mature.
1Co.13:11
When I was a child,
I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man, I put childish ways behind
me.
1Co.14:20 Brothers,
stop thinking like children. In regard
to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
Ep.4:13 until
we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God
and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Ph.3:15 All
of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And
if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to
you.
Col.4:12 Epaphras, who is
one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always
wrestling in prayer for you, that you may
stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
Heb.5:14 But solid
food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.
Heb.6:1 Therefore
let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity,
not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,
and of faith in God,
Ja.1:4 Perseverance
must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
anything.
SEEK
Mt.6:33 But
seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will
be given to you as well.
Mt.7:7 "Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you.
Lu.11:9
"So I say to you:
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Lu.11:10 For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks,
the door will be opened.
Lu.12:31 But
seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
Jn.5:30 By myself I can do
nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I
seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
Ac.17:27 God did this
so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him,
though he is not far from each one of us.
Ro.2:7 To
those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality,
he will give eternal life.
Ro.10:20 And Isaiah boldly
says, "I was found by those who did not
seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."
1Co.10:24
Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
Heb.11:6 And without faith
it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe
that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.
1Pe.3:11 He must turn from
evil and do good; he must seek peace and
pursue it.
PERSEVERE
Lu.8:15 But the seed on good
soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain
it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Ro.2:7
To those who by
persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he
will give eternal life.
1Ti.4:16 Watch
your life and doctrine closely. Persevere
in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Heb.10:36 You
need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will
receive what he has promised.
Ja.1:12 Blessed
is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test,
he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love
him.
ENDURE
Ac.13:18
he endured their conduct for about forty years in the desert,
Ro.15:4 For everything that
was written in the past was written to teach us, so
that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might
have hope.
Ro.15:5 May
the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity
among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,
1Co.4:12 We work hard with
our own hands. When we are cursed,
we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
2Co.1:8 We do not want you
to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province
of Asia. We were under great pressure,
far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
2Co.6:4 Rather, as servants
of God we commend ourselves in every way: in
great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
Col.1:11 being
strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you
may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully
1Th.1:3 We continually remember
before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted
by love, and your endurance inspired
by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Ti.6:11 But
you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
2Ti.2:3 Endure
hardship with us like a good soldier of
Christ Jesus.
2Ti.2:10 Therefore
I endure everything for the sake of the elect,
that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal
glory.
2Ti.2:12 if
we endure, we will also reign with him.
If we disown him, he will also disown us;
2Ti.3:10 You,
however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith,
patience, love, endurance,
2Ti.3:11 persecutions, sufferings--what
kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions
I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from
all of them.
2Ti.4:5 But you, keep
your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist,
discharge all the duties of your ministry.
Tit.2:2 Teach the older
men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith,
in love and in endurance.
Heb.12:2 Let us fix our eyes
on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb.12:3 Consider
him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow
weary and lose heart.
Heb.12:7 Endure
hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not
disciplined by his father?
1Pe.2:20
But how is it to
your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it?
But if you suffer for doing good and you endure
it, this is commendable before God.
Re.3:10 Since
you have kept my command to endure patiently, I
will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the
whole world to test those who live on the earth.
Re.1:9 I, John, your brother
and companion in the suffering and
kingdom and patient endurance that
are ours in Jesus, was on the island of
Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Re.2:3 You
have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown
weary.
Re.13:10
If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone
is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This
calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.
Re.14:12 This
calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments
and remain faithful to Jesus.
WAIT
Nu.9:8 Moses answered them, "Wait until I find out what the LORD commands
concerning you."
Ps.27:14 Wait
for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Ps.33:20 We
wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help
and our shield.
Ps.37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked
schemes.
Ps.37:34 Wait
for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Ps.38:15 I
wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.
Ps.106:13 But they soon forgot
what he had done and did
not wait for his counsel.
Ps.119:166 I
wait for your salvation, O LORD, and I
follow your commands.
Ps.130:5 I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Ps.130:6 My soul waits for the
Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for
the morning.
Is.8:17 I will wait for the LORD,
who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in
him.
Is.26:8 Yes,
LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
Is.30:18 Yet the LORD longs
to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is
a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait
for him!
Is.51:5 My
righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm
will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait
in hope for my arm.
Is.64:4 Since ancient times
no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides
you, who acts on behalf of those who wait
for him.
Lam.3:24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will
wait for him."
Lam.3:26 it
is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Ho.12:6 But
you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your
God always.
Mi.7:7
But as for me,
I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my
Savior; my God will hear me.
Hab.2:3
For the revelation
awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it; it will
certainly come and will not delay.
Hab.3:16 I heard and my heart
pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and
my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently
for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.
Zep.3:8 Therefore
wait for me," declares the LORD, "for
the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations,
to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them-- all my fierce
anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.
Ro.8:23 Not only so, but
we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as
we wait eagerly for
our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Ro.8:25 But if we hope for
what we do not yet have, we wait for it
patiently.
1Co.1:7
Therefore you
do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly
wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
1Co.4:5 Therefore
judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He
will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives
of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
1Th.1:10 and to
wait for his Son from heaven, whom he
raised from the dead--Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
Tit.2:13 while
we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and
Savior, Jesus Christ,
Ju.1:21
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Re.6:11 Then each of them
was given a white robe, and they were told
to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and
brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.
WATCH
De.4:9 Only
be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the
things your eyes have seen or let them slip
from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to
their children after them.
De.4:15 You saw no form of
any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore
watch yourselves very carefully,
1K.2:4 and that the LORD
may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants
watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their
heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
Ps.39:1 I said, "I
will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on
my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence."
Ps.59:9 O
my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress,
Mi.7:7 But as for me, I
watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for
God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Hab.1:5 "Look
at the nations and watch-- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do
something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
Mt.7:15 "Watch
out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ferocious wolves.
Mt.24:4 Jesus answered: "Watch
out that no one deceives you.
Mt.24:42 "Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Mt.24:43 But
understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night
the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his
house be broken into.
Mt.25:13 "Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Mt.26:38 Then he said to them, "My
soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep
watch with me."
Mt.26:40 Then he returned
to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could
you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter.
Mt.26:41 "Watch
and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing,
but the body is weak."
Mk.8:15 "Be careful," Jesus
warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of
the Pharisees and that of Herod."
Mk.12:38 As he taught, Jesus
said, "Watch out for the teachers of the
law. They like to walk around in flowing
robes and be greeted in the marketplaces,
Mk.13:5
Jesus said to them:
"Watch out that no one deceives you.
Mk.13:35 "Therefore
keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come
back--whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,
or at dawn.
Mk.13:37 What
I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'"
Mk.14:37 Then he returned
to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are
you asleep? Could you not keep watch for
one hour?
Mk.14:38
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is
willing, but the body is weak."
Lu.12:15 Then he said to
them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against
all kinds of greed; a
man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Lu.12:38 It
will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if
he comes in the second or third watch of the night.
Lu.17:3 So
watch yourselves. "If
your brother sins, rebuke him, and
if he repents, forgive him.
Lu.21:8 He replied: "Watch
out that you are not deceived. For
many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.'
Do not follow them.
Lu.21:36 Be
always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is
about to happen, and that you may be able
to stand before the Son of Man."
Ac.20:28 Keep
watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made
you overseers. Be
shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
Ro.16:17 I urge you, brothers,
to watch out for those who cause divisions
and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to
the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
Ga.5:15 If
you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed
by each other.
Ga.6:1 Brothers, if someone
is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently.
But watch yourself, or you also may
be tempted.
Ph.3:2 Watch
out for those dogs, those men who do evil,
those mutilators of the flesh.
1Ti.4:16 Watch
your life and doctrine closely. Persevere
in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Heb.13:17 Obey your leaders
and submit to their authority. They keep
watch over you as men who must give an account.
Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would
be of no advantage to you.
2Jn.1:8 Watch
out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be
rewarded fully.
Col.4:2 Devote
yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
ACCEPT
GOD'S DISCIPLINE
De.4:36 From
heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed
you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.
Jb.5:17 "Blessed
is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Ps.39:11 You rebuke and discipline
men for their sin; you consume their wealth like a moth-- each man is but
a breath. Selah
Ps.94:12
Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your
law;
Pr.1:7 The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom
and discipline. Exhortations to Embrace
Wisdom
Pr.3:11 My
son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
Pr.5:12 You
will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
Pr.5:23
He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Pr.6:23 For
these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections
of discipline are the way to life,
Pr.10:17 He
who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction
leads others astray.
Pr.12:1 Whoever
loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Pr.13:18
He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds
correction is honored.
Pr.13:24 He
who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline
him.
Pr.15:5 A
fool spurns his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows
prudence.
Pr.15:10 Stern
discipline awaits him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will
die.
Pr.15:32 He
who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains
understanding.
Pr.19:18 Discipline
your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party
to his death.
Pr.22:15 Folly
is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive
it far from him.
Pr.23:13 Do
not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he
will not die.
Pr.23:23 Buy
the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
Pr.29:17 Discipline
your son, and he will give you peace;
he will bring delight to your soul.
Je.17:23 Yet
they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would
not listen or respond to discipline.
Je.30:11
I am with you and will save you,' declares the LORD. 'Though I completely
destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely
destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let
you go entirely unpunished.'
Je.32:33 They
turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again
and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.
Ho.5:2 The
rebels are deep in slaughter. I
will discipline all of them.
Heb.12:5 And you have forgotten
that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My
son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart
when he rebukes you,
Heb.12:7 Endure
hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not
disciplined by his father?
Heb.12:8 If
you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are
illegitimate children and not true sons.
Heb.12:11 No
discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however,
it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been
trained by it.
Re.3:19 Those
whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
DISCERNMENT
1Cor 5: 12 What business
is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are
you not to judge those inside?
Ph.1:10
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless
until the day of Christ,
1Co.10:15
I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
1Co.2:14 The
man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit
of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them,
because they are spiritually discerned.
1Co.2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from
God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
1Co.13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing.
Ep.3:18
may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long
and high and deep is the love of Christ,
1 Th 5:21
Test everything. Hold on to the good.
Ph.1:9 And
this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge
and depth of insight,
Heb.5:14 But
solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves
to distinguish good from evil.
1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into
the world.
ARGUMENTS
Prov 13:10 Pride
only breeds quarrels, but
wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Prov 22:10 Drive
out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels
and insults are ended.
1 Cor 1:11 My
brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels
among you.
2 Cor 10:5 We
demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the
knowledge of God, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Col 2:4 I
tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.
1Tim 6:3-6 If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction
of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and
understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest
in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife,
malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men
of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness
is a means to financial gain.
But godliness with contentment is great
gain.
2 Tim 2:23
Don't
have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know
they produce quarrels. And the
Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone,
able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently
instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them
to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and
escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his
will.
Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels
about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.
James 4:1 What
causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires
that battle within you?
MEET
WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS TO BUILD EACH OTHER UP
1 Cor 12:12
The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all
its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
1 Cor 12:18 But in
fact God has arranged the parts in the
body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
1 Cor 12:20 As it is,
there are many parts, but one body.
1 Cor 12:22
On the contrary,
those parts of the body that seem to be weaker
are indispensable,
1 Cor 12:24 while
our presentable parts need no special treatment. But
God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to
the parts that lacked it,
1 Cor 12:25 so that there
should be no division in the body, but
that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
1 Cor 13:9 For
we know in part and we prophesy in part,
1 Cor 14:5 I
would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have
you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues,
unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.
1 Cor 14:26 What then shall we say, brothers?
When you come together, everyone
has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation,
a tongue or an interpretation. All of these
must be done for the strengthening of the church.
1 Cor 14:31 For
you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.
1 Cor 14:39 Therefore,
my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
Eph 3:14-21 For this reason
I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole
family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I
pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through
his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established
in love, may have power, together with
all the saints, to grasp how wide and long
and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that
surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness
of God. Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that
is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Eph 4:13 until
we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God
and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Eph 4:16 From him the
whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows
and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
2 Tim 2:22 Flee
the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out
of a pure heart.
1 John 1:3 We proclaim
to you what we have seen and heard, so
that you also may have fellowship with us. And
our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk
in the light, as he is in the light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies
us from all sin.
SUBMIT
TO ALL AUTHORITIES APPOINTED BY GOD
Gen 16:9 Then the angel
of the LORD told her, "Go back to your
mistress and submit to her."
Gen 41:40 You
shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your
orders. Only
with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."
Num 27:20
Give
him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.
Deu 21:20 They shall
say to the elders, "This son of ours is
stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a
drunkard."
2 Chr 30:8 Do
not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; submit
to the LORD. Come to the sanctuary, which
he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce
anger will turn away from you.
Job 22:21 "Submit
to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
Psa 68:31 Envoys will
come from Egypt; Cush will submit
herself to God.
Psa 81:11 "But my people
would not listen to me; Israel would
not submit to me.
Psa 119:100
I
have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Mark 1:27 The people
were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What
is this? A new teaching--and with authority! He even gives orders to evil
spirits and they obey him."
Luke 10:17 The seventy-two
returned with joy and said, "Lord, even
the demons submit to us in your name."
Luke 10:20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven."
Acts 16:4 As
they traveled from town to town, they delivered
the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people
to obey.
Rom 8:7
the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor
can it do so.
Rom 10:3
Since
they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish
their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
Rom 13:1
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is
no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that
exist have been established by God.
Rom 13:5
Therefore,
it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible
punishment but also because of conscience.
1 Cor 16:15-6 You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia,
and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. I urge you,
brothers, to submit to such as these and
to everyone who joins in the work, and labors at it.
Eph 5:21
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Eph 5:22
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Eph 5:24
Now
as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands
in everything.
Col 2:20-3 Since you
died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though
you still belonged to it, do you submit
to its rules: "Do
not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human
commands and teachings. Such regulations
indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their
false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any
value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Col 3:18
Wives,
submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Heb 12:9 Moreover,
we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them
for it. How much more should we submit
to the Father of our spirits and live!
Heb 13:17
Obey
your leaders and submit to their authority.
They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so
that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage
to you.
James 4:7
Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,
and he will flee from you.
1 Pet 2:13
Submit
yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men:
whether to the king, as the supreme authority,
1 Pet 2:18
Slaves,
submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who
are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
HUMBLE
YOURSELF
Exo 10:3 So Moses
and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the
God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will
you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they
may worship me.
Num 12:3
(Now
Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of
the earth.)
Deu 8:2
Remember how
the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years,
to humble you and to test you in order
to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
Deu 8:16 He gave you
manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to
humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
2 Sam 22:28
You
save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
1 Ki 11:39 I will humble David's descendants because of this, but not forever.'"
2 Chr 7:14 if my people,
who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then
will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their
land.
2 Chr 33:23
But
unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the LORD;
Amon increased his guilt.
2 Chr 36:12
He
did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before
Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the LORD.
Ezra 8:21 There, by
the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so
that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey
for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Job 8:7 Your
beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
Job 40:12
look
at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
Psa 18:27
You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psa 25:9
He
guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psa 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
Psa 147:6
The
LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Psa 149:4
For
the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
Prov 3:34 He
mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
Prov 6:3 then
do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's
hands: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor!
Isa 13:11 I will punish
the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I
will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride
of the ruthless.
Isa 23:9 The LORD Almighty
planned it, to bring low the pride of all
glory and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
Isa 29:19
Once
more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the
needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 58:5 Is this
the kind of fast I have chosen, only a
day for a man to humble himself? Is it
only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?
Isa 66:2 Has
not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares
the LORD. "This is the one I esteem: he
who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.
Dan 4:37 Now
I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because
everything he does is right and all his ways are just.
And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Dan 5:19 Because
of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men of
every language dreaded and feared him. Those
the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare,
he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted;
and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.
Dan 10:12
Then he continued,
"Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first
day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself
before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to
them.
Zep 2:3
Seek the LORD,
all you humble of the land,
you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps
you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.
Zep 3:12
But
I will leave within you the meek and humble, who trust in the name of the
LORD.
Mat 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke
upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls.
Luke 1:48
for
he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
Luke 1:52 He has brought
down rulers from their thrones but has
lifted up the humble.
2 Cor 10:1
By
the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you--I, Paul, who am "timid" when face to face with you, but
"bold" when away!
2 Cor 12:21
I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and
I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented
of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.
Eph 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in
love.
James 1:9 The
brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
James 4:6
But
he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:10
Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
1 Pet 3:8
Finally,
all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers,
be compassionate and humble.
1 Pet 5:5 Young men,
in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All
of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God
opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
1 Pet 5:6
Humble
yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up
in due time.
GET
RID OF PRIDE
Lev 26:19 I will break down your stubborn pride and make
the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.
2 Ki 19:22
Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised
your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
2 Chr 26:16
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He
was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD
to burn incense on the altar of incense.
2 Chr 32:26
Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart,
as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the Lord's wrath did not come
upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
Job 20:6
Though his pride reaches to the heavens and his
head touches the clouds,
Job 33:17
to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
Psa 10:4
In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in
all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Psa 31:18 Let
their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly
against the righteous.
Psa 47:4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of
Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
Psa 56:2
My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are
attacking me in their pride.
Psa 59:12 For
the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught
in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
Psa 62:10
Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen
goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on
them.
Psa 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe
themselves with violence.
Prov 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior
and perverse speech.
Prov 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with
humility comes wisdom.
Prov 13:10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found
in those who take advice.
Prov 16:18 Pride
goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Prov 21:24 The proud and arrogant man--" Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening
pride.
Prov 29:23 A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly
spirit gains honor.
Eccl 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
Isa 2:11 The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and
the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Isa 2:17
The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled;
the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
Isa 4:2
In
that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the
fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
Isa 9:9 All the people
will know it-- Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria-- who
say with pride and arrogance of heart,
Isa 10:12 When
the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he
will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria
for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
Isa 13:11 I will punish
the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I
will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride
of the ruthless.
Isa 13:19 Babylon,
the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the
Babylonians' pride, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isa 16:6 We have
heard of Moab's pride-- her overweening
pride and conceit, her pride and her insolence--
but her boasts are empty.
Isa 23:9 The
LORD Almighty planned it, to bring
low the pride of all glory and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
Isa 25:11 They
will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to
swim. God will bring down their pride despite
the cleverness of their hands.
Isa 28:1 Woe
to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, to the fading flower,
his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley-- to that city,
the pride of those laid low by wine!
Isa 28:3 That wreath,
the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, will
be trampled underfoot.
Isa 37:23
Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised
your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Isa 43:14 This is what the LORD says-- your Redeemer, the
Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down
as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride.
Isa 60:15 "Although
you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I
will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
Jer 13:9 "This is what the LORD says: 'In the same way I will ruin the pride of
Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Jer 13:17
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord's
flock will be taken captive.
Jer 48:29
"We have heard of Moab's pride-- her overweening
pride and conceit, her pride and arrogance and the haughtiness of her heart.
Jer 49:16
The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart
have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks,
who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you
build your nest as high as the eagle's, from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.
Ezek 7:24 I will bring
the most wicked of the nations to take possession of their houses; I
will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will
be desecrated.
Ezek 16:56
You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,
Ezek 24:21 Say
to the house of Israel, 'This is what the
Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary--the stronghold
in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection.
The sons and daughters you left behind will fall
by the sword.
Ezek 28:2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD
says: "'In the pride of your heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne
of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a man and not a god, though
you think you are as wise as a god.
Ezek 32:12
I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men-- the most
ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all
her hordes will be overthrown.
Dan 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven,
because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those
who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Dan 5:20 But
when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed
from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
Dan 11:12 When
the army is carried off, the king of the
South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet
he will not remain triumphant.
Amos 6:8 The Sovereign LORD has sworn by himself--the LORD
God Almighty declares: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses;
I will deliver up the city and everything in it."
Amos 8:7 The
LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: "I will never forget anything they
have done.
Oba 1:3 The
pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the
rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, 'Who
can bring me down to the ground?'
Zep 2:10
This is what they will get in return for their
pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the LORD Almighty.
Zep 3:11 On that day you will not be put to shame for all
the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from this city those
who rejoice in their pride. Never again will you be haughty on my holy
hill.
Zec 9:6 Foreigners
will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut
off the pride of the Philistines.
Zec 10:11 They
will pass through the sea of trouble; the surging sea will be subdued and
all the depths of the Nile will dry up. Assyria's
pride will be brought down and Egypt's scepter will pass away.
1 Cor 4:6 Now,
brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit,