Matthew 23:12
And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;
Cross References
Psalms 138:6Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.
Proverbs 16:18Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!
Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—
Matthew 5:3Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
Luke 1:51He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
Luke 18:14I tell you—This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be 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 →