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Luke 9:46
Then an argument started among them about who would be the greatest of them.
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Mark 9:34
But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.
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James 4:5-6
Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
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Philippians 2:3-5
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
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Mark 10:37-41
They answered Him,“ Allow us to sit at Your right and at Your left in Your glory.”But Jesus said to them,“ You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup I drink or to be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”“ We are able,” they told Him. Jesus said to them,“ You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with.But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”When the other 10 disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.
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Matthew 20:20-24
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.“ What do you want?” He asked her.“ Promise,” she said to Him,“ that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”But Jesus answered,“ You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”“ We are able,” they said to Him.He told them,“ You will indeed drink My cup. But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.
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1 Peter 5 5-1 Peter 5 6
In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,
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Romans 12:10
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
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1 Corinthians 13 4
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited,