Bible verses about "selfish" | Sawyer

^{1 (26:7)} And looking up he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow cast in there two lepta [4 mills]. ³ And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all; ⁴ for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

³ For I say through the grace given me, to every one among you, not to be higher-minded than he ought to be, but to think soberly, as God has distributed to each the measure of faith.

⁸ but to those who are contentions and disobey the truth, and obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

¹⁰ be kindly disposed one to another with brotherly love, in honor prefer one another,

^{17 (2:14)} Charge the rich in the present life not to be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us all things richly to enjoy, ¹⁸ to perform good works, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, benevolent, ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the true life.

² Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³⁵ I have showed you all things, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

²⁴ Let no one seek his own but the good of another.

³ Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself, ⁴ and let each consider not his own interests, but also those of others.