Quotes about Selflessness
If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
— 1 Corinthians 13:3
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
— 1 Corinthians 13:5
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
— 2 Corinthians 3:5
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
— 2 Corinthians 4:5
And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
— 2 Corinthians 5:15
It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
— 2 Corinthians 6:12
For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
— 2 Corinthians 8:3
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