Bible Verses about Selfishness
| Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. | Doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself. |
| Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. | Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good. |
| Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. | Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. | For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. |
| Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. | The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. |
| Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. | Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up. |
| The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. | The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. |
| Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. | Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise. |
| Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
| I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. | I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me. |
| But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. | But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God. |
| And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” | He called the multitude to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” |
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