26 “This is what the Lord God says:

Remove the turban, and take off the crown.
Things will not remain as they are;[a]
exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21:26 Lit This not this

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.(A)

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51 He has done a mighty deed with his arm;(A)
he has scattered the proud
because of the thoughts of their hearts;(B)

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Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be made low;[a]
the crooked will become straight,
the rough ways smooth,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:5 Lit be humbled

14 I tell you, this one went down to his house justified(A) rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”(B)

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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

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In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with[a] humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.[b](A)

Conclusion

Humble(B) yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand(C) of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time,

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Or you tie around yourselves
  2. 5:5 Pr 3:34 LXX

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