Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.

"What do you want?" Jesus asked her. She answered, "Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King."

"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.

An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.

Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.

Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.

I wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.