Quotes About Humility

So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Then the mother of Zebedeeís sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”

When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become 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 did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ëFrom the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praiseí?”

Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ëRabbií by which they are addressed.

But you are not to be called ëRabbi,í for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

The greatest among you shall be your servant.

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

And the King will reply, ëTruly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.í

Then the King will answer, ëTruly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.í

Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.