Bible verses about "selfishness" | Diaglott

Luke 6:32-34

32 And if you love those loving you, what to you thanks is it? and for sinners those loving them love. 33 And if you should do good those doing good you, what to you thanks is it? also for the sinners the same do. 34 And if you should lend from whom you hope to receive, what to you thanks is it? also for the sinners to sinners lead, that they may receive the like things.

Romans 15:1-3

1 Are bound and we the strong ones the infirmities of those without strength to bear, and not ourselves to please; 2 each one of us to the neighbor let please for the good to building up. 3 Also for the Anointed one not himself pleased, but, as it has been written: The reproaches of those reproaching thee, fell on me.

Acts 20:35

35 All these I pointed out to you, that so laboring it is necessary to aid those being weak, to remember and the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said: Blessed it is more to give than to receive.

James 3:16

16 Where for rivalry and strife, there disorder and every foul deed.

Hebrews 13:16

16 Of the but doing good and fellowship not be you neglectful; with such for sacrifices is well-pleased the God.

Galatians 5:26

26 Not we should become vain-glorious, each other provoking with each other envying.

2 Timothy 2:4

4 No one serving as a soldier involves himself with the of the life occupations, so that the one having enlisted he may please.

Philippians 2:21

21 the all for the things of themselves are seeking, not the things of Jesus Anointed.

Galatians 6:2

2 Of each other the burdens bear you, and thus fulfil you the law of the Anointed.

James 4:1-2

1 Whence wars and fightings among you? Not hence, from the pleasures of you of those warring in the members of you? 2 You strongly desire, and not you have; you murder and are zealous, and not you are able to obtain; you fight and you war, not you have, because the not to ask you;

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

4 The love suffers long, is gentle; the love not envies; the love not is boastful, not is puffed up, 5 not acts unbecomingly, not seeks the things of herself, not is provoked to anger, not imputes the evil, 6 not rejoices in the iniquity, rejoices with but the truth,

Philippians 2:3-4

3 nothing in strife or vain-glory, but in the lowliness of mind others esteeming exceeding yourselves; 4 not the things of yourselves each one regarding, but also the things of others everyone.

1 Corinthians 10:24

24 No one that of himself let him seek, but that of the other.

1 John 3:17

17 Who but may have the substance of the world, and may see the brother of himself need having, and may close the bowels of himself from him, how the love of the God abides in him?

2 Timothy 3:2-4

2 Will be for the men self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, haughty ones, revilers, to parents disobedient, unthankful ones, unholy ones, 3 void of natural affection, implacable, accusers, without self-control, fierce ones, without love to good men, 4 betrayers, rash ones, having been puffed up, pleasure-lovers rather than God-lovers;

Philippians 2:4

4 not the things of yourselves each one regarding, but also the things of others everyone.

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