Quotes About Greatness

The greatest among you shall be your servant.

Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.

But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

But 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 must be the slave of all.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his motherís womb.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.

When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.

But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

But I have had Godís help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.