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Adjective tapeinos (lowly) in the New Testament
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 11: 29 | Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly (tapeinos) in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. |
Luke
| 1: 52 | He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly (tapeinos); |
2 Corinthians
| 7: 6 | But God, who consoles the lowly (tapeinos), consoled us by the arrival of Titus, |
| 10: 1 | I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ - I who am lowly (tapeinos) when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away! |
Romans
| 12: 16 | Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly (tapeinos); do not claim to be wiser than you are. |
James
| 1: 9 | Let the believer who is lowly (tapeinos) boast in being raised up, |
| 4: 6 | But he gives all the more grace; therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the lowly (tapeinos)." |
1 Peter
| 5: 5 | In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the lowly (tapeinos)." |
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