Luke 18:14

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“I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God, but the Pharisee didn’t. All those who lift themselves up will be humbled, but those who humble themselves will be lifted up.”

Cross References

Luke 14:11

All who lift themselves up will be humbled, but those who humble themselves will be lifted up.”

Luke 16:15

Jesus told them, “You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people, but God knows your hearts. There are things that people value highly that God can’t stand.

James 4:10

Approach the Lord humbly, and he will lift you up.

Matthew 23:12

People who lift themselves up will be humbled, but people who humble themselves will be lifted up.

James 4:6

But God gives us more grace, which is why Scripture says, “God opposes those who are proud, but he gives grace to those who are humble.”

Luke 1:52

He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but he has lifted up people who weren’t considered important.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Galatians 2:16

But even though we’re used to following the law, we still know that no one can be made right with God that way. Instead, a person needs to believe in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus to be made right with God. We’re not trying to do that by obeying the law, because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.

Romans 4:5

But if, rather than working, people trust in God who makes ungodly people right with himself, their faith makes them right with God.

Romans 3:20

So no one can obey the law well enough to be considered right with God. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

Luke 10:29

But the man wanted to prove himself right, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Romans 8:33

Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? It’s God who makes us right with himself.

Romans 5:1

So, because we’ve been made right with God through faith, we now have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.