Romans 12:16 Cross References - Living_Oracles

¹⁶ Be of the same disposition toward one another. Do not care for high things; but accommodate yourselves to those which are humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

²⁵ Therefore I charge you, be not anxious about your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor about your body, what you shall wear. Is not life a greater gift than food; and the body more than raiment? ²⁶ Observe the fowls of heaven. They neither sow nor reap. They have no storehouse; but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you much more valuable than they?

⁵ The blind are made to see, the lame to walk; lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; and good news is brought to the poor;

¹ At that time the disciples came to Jesus inquiring, Who shall be the greatest in the Reign of Heaven? ² Jesus calling to him a child, placed him in the midst of them, ³ and said, Indeed, I say to you, unless you be changed, and become as children, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whosoever, therefore, shall become humble like this child.

²¹ He said to her, What do you wish? She answered, That, in your Reign, one of these my two sons may sit at your right hand, the other at your left. ²² Jesus replying, said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink such a cup as I must drink? They said to him, We can. ²³ He answered, You shall indeed drink such a cup. But to sit on my right hand, and at my left, I can not give, unless to those for whom it is prepared by my Father. ²⁴ The then, hearing this, were full of indignation against the two brothers; ²⁵ but Jesus, calling them to him, said, You know that the Princes of the nations domineer over them, and the great exercise their authority upon them. ²⁶ It must not be so amongst you: on the contrary, whosoever would become great amongst you, let him be your servant; ²⁷ and whosoever would be chief amongst you, let him be your slave: ²⁸ even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

¹¹ For you have the poor always amongst you, but me you have not always.

⁸ Finally, be all of one mind, sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, tender-hearted, courteous-

³ neither as lording it over the heritage of God, but, being patterns to the flock:

⁶ and said to him, All this power and glory I will give thee; for it is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it; ⁷ if, therefore, thou wilt worship me, it shall all be thine. ⁸ Jesus answering, said, It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only." ⁹ Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and placing him on the battlement of the temple, said to him, If thou be God's Son, throw thyself down hence; ¹⁰ for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee; ¹¹ and, in their arms they shall uphold thee, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

²⁰ Then fixing his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy you poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!

¹³ But when you give an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;

²⁴ There had been, also, a contention amongst them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. ²⁵ And he said to them, The king of the nations exercise dominion over them; and they who oppress them, are styled benefactors. ²⁶ But with you, it must be otherwise: nay, let the greatest amongst you be as the least; and him who governs, as he who serves. ²⁷ For, which is greater, he who is at table, or he who serves? Is not he that is at table? Yet I am amongst you as one who serves.

³² Now the heart and soul of the multitude of believers was one: nor did any one call any of his possessions his own; but all things were common among them.

² By no means. How shall we, who have died to sin, continue to live in it?

²⁵ For, brethren, that you may not be, wise in your own conceits, I would not have you ignorant of this secret, that blindness, in part, has happened to Israel, till the fullness of the Gentiles come in.

³ Also, by the favor which is given to me, I charge every one of you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think modestly, as God has distributed to every one a portion of his faith.

⁵ Now, may the God who gives patience and admonition, give to you mutual unity of sentiment, according to Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ Now, brethren, I beseech you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that you be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you think to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

¹⁰ We are fools on account of Christ; but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honored, but we are despised.

⁵ For shame to you I say it! So, then, there is not among you a wise man; not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

² However, if any one is confident of knowing anything, he has known nothing, yet, as he ought to know.

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell: be perfect: comfort yourselves: mind the same thing: live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

²⁷ Only behave in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; that whether I shall come and see you, or, being absent, shall hear of your affairs, that you are steadfast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel;

² complete this my joy, that you be likeminded; having the very same love, being unanimous, minding the one thing. ³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but, in humbleness of mind esteem each other better that yourselves:

¹⁶ Moreover, let us walk in conformity to what we have attained.

² I beseech Euodia and Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.

¹¹ Not that I complain of want; for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content. ¹² I know what it is to be straitened; I know what it is to abound. Everywhere, and by all means, I am silently taught what it is to be full, and to be hungry; to abound, and to suffer want. ¹³ I can do all things, through him who strengthens me.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and it is evident that we can carry out nothing. ⁸ Wherefore, having food and raiment, with these let us be content. ⁹ But they who will be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

⁵ Let your behavior be without the love of money, being contented with the things you have; for himself has said, "I will never leave you, not will I at all utterly forsake you."

⁵ Hearken, beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor of the world-rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them who love him? ⁶ Do not the rich exceedingly oppress you, and themselves drag you to the judgment seats?

¹³ Is any one wise and intelligent among you? let him show, by good behavior, his works, with meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter anger and strife in your heart, do you not boast and lie against the truth? ¹⁵ This is not the wisdom which comes from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish: ¹⁶ for where there is anger and strife, there is disorder, and every evil work. ¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is, indeed, first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be persuaded, full of compassion and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

⁹ I wrote to the congregation: but Diotrephes, who affects a pre-eminence among them, does not receive us.

⁷ And it was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to it power over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. ⁸ And all the inhabitants of the earth shall worship it, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb, that was slain from the beginning of the world.