Luke 18:14

Good News Translation (US Version)

I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

Cross References

Luke 14:11

For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.

Proverbs 29:23

Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.

James 4:6

But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Luke 1:52

He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly.

Psalm 138:6

Even though you are so high above, you care for the lowly, and the proud cannot hide from you.

Matthew 5:3

“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

Isaiah 57:15

“I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

Proverbs 3:34

He has no use for conceited people, but shows favor to those who are humble.

Job 25:4

Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight?

Galatians 2:16

Yet we know that a person is put right with God only through faith in Jesus Christ, never by doing what the Law requires. We, too, have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be put right with God through our faith in Christ, and not by doing what the Law requires. For no one is put right with God by doing what the Law requires.

Romans 4:5

But those who depend on faith, not on deeds, and who believe in the God who declares the guilty to be innocent, it is this faith that God takes into account in order to put them right with himself.

Romans 3:20

For no one is put right in God's sight by doing what the Law requires; what the Law does is to make us know that we have sinned.

Luke 10:29

But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Proverbs 18:12

No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.

Proverbs 15:33

Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors.

Job 22:29

God brings down the proud and saves the humble.

1 Samuel 1:18

“May you always think kindly of me,” she replied. Then she went away, ate some food, and was no longer sad.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods, because he did this when the Egyptians treated the Israelites with such contempt.”

Romans 8:33

Who will accuse God's chosen people? God himself declares them not guilty!

Romans 5:1

Now that we have been put right with God through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Daniel 4:37

“And now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right and just, and he can humble anyone who acts proudly.”

Isaiah 53:11

After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.

Isaiah 45:25

I, the Lord, will rescue all the descendants of Jacob, and they will give me praise.

Job 9:20

I am innocent and faithful, but my words sound guilty, and everything I say seems to condemn me.

Habakkuk 2:4

And this is the message: ‘Those who are evil will not survive, but those who are righteous will live because they are faithful to God.’”

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go ahead—eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It's all right with God.

Psalm 143:2

Don't put me, your servant, on trial; no one is innocent in your sight.

Isaiah 66:2

I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me.

Proverbs 25:7

It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important.