Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be like-minded among one another, according to Christ Jesus,

Certainly not! We died to sin--How shall we live any longer in it?

And the hand of the Lord was [present] to give them one heart to come, to do according to the commands of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

And I will give them another way, and another heart, to fear Me continually, and [that] for good to them and their children after them.

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things in common.

Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same opinion.

Only conduct yourselves worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, intending the same purpose,

doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.

Nevertheless, to what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, [being] of the same mind.

I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.

Finally, all [of you] be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have my eyes been [haughtily] raised: neither have I exercised myself in great [matters], nor in things too wonderful for me.

[I shall have sinned] if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul; according to [the relation of] a weaned child to his mother, so will You recompense my soul.

And will you seek great things for yourself? Seek [them] not. For behold, I bring evil upon all flesh, says the Lord; but I will give [to you] your life for a prize in every place that you go.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is [the] greater in the kingdom of heaven?"

and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

And He said to her, "What do you desire?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, in Your kingdom."

So He said to them, "You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism [with] which I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is to [those] for whom it has been prepared by My Father."

But Jesus, having summoned them, said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave;

And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; because it has been given to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! It is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"

For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over You, to guard You,'

And there became also a dispute among them, [as to] which of them seemed to be greater.

But you [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as he who serves.

nor as being masters over the flock [under you], but rather being examples to the flock.

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves the preeminence over them, does not receive us.

And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

And all those who dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose name is not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

And if I also despised the judgment of my servant or my handmaid, when they pleaded with me;

Were not they formed too, as I also was formed in the womb? Yea, we were formed in the same womb.

But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,

He that laughs at the poor provokes Him that made him, and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless; but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

Everyone who hates his poor brother shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, and a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief, and he that used provoking words shall not escape.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will recompense to him according to his gift.

Mercy is a fruit to a man, and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

"Because of this I say to you, do not worry [about] your life--what you shall eat, or what you shall drink--nor [about] your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food and the body [more than] clothing?

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap, nor do they gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they?

The blind receive sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.

Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

Not that I am speaking with respect to need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

But having food and clothing, with these things we shall be content.

Let [your] way of life [be] without loving money, being satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, "By no means shall I desert you, nor in any way shall I forsake you;"

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did God not choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those that love Him?

But you have dishonored the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into court?

For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Be not wise in your own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.

Woe [to them] that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are despised!

I say [this] to your shame. So is there not among you a wise [man], not even one, who will be able to judge between his brother [and another]?

And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has come to know nothing yet as he ought to know.

Is there anyone wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct [that] his works [are] in meekness of wisdom.

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.