Be unselfish

None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 1 Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 2

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. 3 He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him. 4

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour. 5 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 6

Wash one another’s feet. 7 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 8 Outdo one another in showing honour. 9

Love does not insist on its own way. 10 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 11 

Love one another with brotherly affection. 12 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself,” you are doing well. 13

 

1 Rom 14.7-8 2 Rom 15.3 3 2Cor 8.9 4 2Cor 5.15 5 1Cor 10.24 6 1Pet 4.10 7 Jn 13.14 8 Phil 2.3 9 Rom 12.10 10 1Cor 13.4-5 11 Phil 2.4 12 Rom 12.10 13 Jam 2.8