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Romans 12:16
Agree with one another. Don’t be proud. Be willing to be a friend of people who aren’t considered important. Don’t think that you are better than others.
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Matthew 16:1-4
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus. They asked him to show them a sign from heaven.He replied,“ In the evening you look at the sky. You say,‘ It will be good weather. The sky is red.’And in the morning you say,‘ Today it will be stormy. The sky is red and cloudy.’ You know the meaning of what you see in the sky. But you can’t understand the signs of what is happening right now.An evil and unfaithful people look for a sign. But none will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away.
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Proverbs 28:11
Rich people may think they are wise. But a poor person with understanding knows that rich people are fooling themselves.
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Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
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John 9:26-33
Then they asked him,“ What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”He answered,“ I have already told you. But you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”Then they began to attack him with their words.“ You are this fellow’s disciple!” they said.“ We are disciples of Moses!We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don’t even know where this fellow comes from.”The man answered,“ That is really surprising! You don’t know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does what he wants them to do.Nobody has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of a person born blind.If this man had not come from God, he could do nothing.”
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Romans 11:25
Brothers and sisters, here is a mystery I want you to understand. It will keep you from being proud. Part of Israel has refused to obey God. That will continue until the full number of Gentiles has entered God’s kingdom.
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Proverbs 26:4
Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.
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Titus 1:13
This saying is true. So give a strong warning to people who refuse to obey God. Then they will understand the faith correctly.
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John 8:7
They kept asking him questions. So he stood up and said to them,“ Has any one of you not sinned? Then you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
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Matthew 21:23-27
Jesus entered the temple courtyard. While he was teaching there, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him.“ By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked.“ Who gave you this authority?”Jesus replied,“ I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.Where did John’s baptism come from? Was it from heaven? Or did it come from human authority?” They talked to one another about it. They said,“ If we say,‘ From heaven,’ he will ask,‘ Then why didn’t you believe him?’But what if we say,‘ From human authority’? We are afraid of the people. Everyone believes that John was a prophet.”So they answered Jesus,“ We don’t know.” Jesus said,“ Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.
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Proverbs 3:7
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the Lord and avoid evil.
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Jeremiah 36:17-18
They said to Baruch,“ Tell us. How did you happen to write all these things? Did Jeremiah tell you to do this?”“ Yes,” Baruch replied.“ He told me to write down all these words. So I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
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Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd spoke to Jesus.“ Teacher,” he said,“ tell my brother to divide the family property with me.”Jesus replied,“ Friend, who made me a judge or umpire between you?”Then he said to them,“ Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.”Then Jesus told them a story. He said,“ A certain rich man’s land produced a very large crop.He thought to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’“ Then he said,‘ This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones. I will store my extra grain in them.I’ll say to myself,“ You have plenty of grain stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time.” ’“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’“ That is how it will be for whoever stores things away for themselves but is not rich in the sight of God.”
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Matthew 15:1-3
Some Pharisees and some teachers of the law came from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked,“ Why don’t your disciples obey what the elders teach? Your disciples don’t wash their hands before they eat!”Jesus replied,“ And why don’t you obey God’s command? You would rather follow your own teachings!
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Luke 13:23-30
Someone asked him,“ Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,“ Try very hard to enter through the narrow door. I tell you, many will try to enter and will not be able to.The owner of the house will get up and close the door. Then you will stand outside knocking and begging. You will say,‘ Sir, open the door for us.’“ But he will answer,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from.’“ Then you will say,‘ We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets.’“ But he will reply,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil!’“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.People will come from east and west and north and south. They will take their places at the feast in God’s kingdom.Then the last will be first. And the first will be last.”
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1 Kings 22 24-1 Kings 22 28
Then Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. Zedekiah asked Micaiah,“ Do you think the spirit sent by the Lord left me? Do you think that spirit went to speak to you?”Micaiah replied,“ You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inside room to save your life.”Then the king of Israel gave an order. He said,“ Take Micaiah away. Send him back to Amon. Amon is the ruler of the city of Samaria. And send him back to Joash. Joash is a member of the royal court.Tell him,‘ The king says,“ Put this fellow in prison. Don’t give him anything but bread and water until I return safely.” ’ ”Micaiah announced,“ Do you really think you will return safely? If you do, the Lord hasn’t spoken through me.” He continued,“ All of you people, remember what I’ve said!”
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Isaiah 5:21
How terrible it will be for those who think they are wise! How terrible for those who think they are really clever!
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Matthew 22:15-32
The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.They sent their followers to him. They sent the Herodians with them.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that you are a man of honor. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar or not?”But Jesus knew their evil plans. He said,“ You pretenders! Why are you trying to trap me?Show me the coin people use for paying the tax.” They brought him a silver coin.He asked them,“ Whose picture is this? And whose words?”“ Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them,“ So give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.”When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.That same day the Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.“ Teacher,” they said,“ here is what Moses told us. If a man dies without having children, his brother must get married to the widow. He must provide children to carry on his brother’s name.There were seven brothers among us. The first one got married and died. Since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers. It happened right on down to the seventh brother.Finally, the woman died.Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven of them were married to her.”Jesus replied,“ You are mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.When the dead rise, they won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married. They will be like the angels in heaven.What about the dead rising? Haven’t you read what God said to you?He said,‘ I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’( Exodus 3:6) He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living.”
