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Matthew 23:12

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And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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  1. Matthew 23:10

    Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

  2. Matthew 23:11

    But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

  3. Matthew 23:13

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

  4. Matthew 23:14

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.