John 5:41
5:41 “I do not accept praise from people,
John 5:44
5:44 How can you believe, if you accept praise
from one another and don’t seek the praise
that comes from the only God?
Matthew 6:2
6:2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving,
do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues
and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth,
they have their reward.
Matthew 23:5-7
23:5 They
do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries
wide and their tassels
long.
23:6 They
love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
23:7 and elaborate greetings
in the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’
Luke 16:15
16:15 But
Jesus
said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes,
but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized
among men is utterly detestable
in God’s sight.
Psalms 22:29
22:29 All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship;
all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him,
including those who cannot preserve their lives.
Psalms 22:1
Psalm 22
For the music director; according to the tune “Morning Doe;” a psalm of David.
22:1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
Psalms 2:6
2:6 “I myself have installed my king
on Zion, my holy hill.”