Matthew Chapter 23 verse 12 Holy Bible
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
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And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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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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Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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Matthew 23 : 12 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Whosever shall exalt himself shall be abased (ταπεινωθήσεται, shall be humbled); and he that shall humble (ταπεινώσει) himself shall be exalted. It is not clear why the rendering of the verb is not uniform in this verse. The antithesis certainly requires it. The gnome, so often repeated (see references), seems to be, as it has been called, "an axiom in the kingdom of God." It is indeed a universal law in God's dealings with men. Olshausen quotes a saying! of Hillel to the same purport, "My humility is my exaltation, and my exaltation is my humility." The first clause was prophetic of the speedy overthrow of the haughty Pharisees; the second is grandly illustrated in the example of Christ, who humbled himself to the death of the cross, and is now highly exalted; who "for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). St. Peter draws the lesson, "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time" (1 Peter 5:5, 6).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Whosoever shall exalt himself.--The precept seems to have been one which our Lord desired specially to imprint on the hearts of the disciples. It had been spoken at least twice before, as in Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14. The echoes of it in James 4:10, 1Peter 5:6, show that the impression had been made.
