Mark 9:33-37 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that you disputed among yourselves by the way?… Children are patterns of humility in these respects. 1. They are not so puffed up as older people with conceit of themselves, or of their own good parts and gifts; they do not think the better of themselves because they possess these advantages. nor do they boast of them. 2. They do not disdain or despise others, but think as well of them as of themselves, even if inferiors. 3. They are not ambitious in seeking after vain glory. 4. They are not given to strife and contention, but are of a quiet and peaceable disposition. 5. They do not envy the good fortune of others, but rejoice in each other's prosperity. 6. They are tractable to admonition and reproof, ready to submit to it, and easily reclaimed from a fault. (G. Petter.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? |
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