Quotes about Selflessness
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
— 2 Corinthians 10:18
I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
— 2 Corinthians 11:8
And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
— 2 Corinthians 11:9
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
— 2 Corinthians 12:5
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
— 2 Corinthians 12:14
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
— 2 Corinthians 12:15
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
— Galatians 5:13
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
— Galatians 5:14
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
— Galatians 5:26
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
— Ephesians 5:2
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
— Ephesians 5:25
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
— Ephesians 5:28