Galatians 2:6
2:6 But from those who were influential (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people) – those influential leaders added nothing to my message.
Proverbs 25:14
25:14 Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain,
so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
Proverbs 26:12
26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Luke 18:11
18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:
‘God, I thank
you that I am not like other people:
extortionists,
unrighteous people,
adulterers – or even like this tax collector.
Romans 12:3
Conduct in Humility
12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
Romans 12:16
12:16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.
Do not be conceited.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Colossians 3:18
Exhortation to Households
3:18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!