Matthew 23:12
But whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
11He that is greatest among you, shalbe your seruaunt.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:18Pryde goeth before destruction, and an hygh mynde before the fall.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the hye and excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holy one: I dwell hye aboue and in the sanctuarie, and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirite do I dwell, that I may heale a troubled minde, and a contrite heart.
Matthew 5:3Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.
Luke 1:51He hath shewed stregth with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude, in the imagination of their heartes.
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man departed [home] to his house iustified, rather then the other. For euery one that exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →