Chain Study Through the Bible
Humility
Trace the theme of Humility chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
137
Verses
35
Books
19
Old Testament
16
New Testament
16
Sub-topics
The Chain of Humility Through Scripture
Old Testament19 books
Genesis
Old Testament4 referencesGenesis 18:27,32-- EXEMPLIFIED
Genesis 32:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
Genesis 41:16-- EXEMPLIFIED
Genesis 41:16-- Joseph
EXEMPLIFIEDJoseph
Exodus
Old Testament2 referencesExodus 3:11-- EXEMPLIFIED
Exodus 4:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
Deuteronomy
Old Testament3 referencesDeuteronomy 9:4-29-- General scriptures concerning
Deuteronomy 15:15-- General scriptures concerning
Deuteronomy 32:7-- General scriptures concerning
1 Samuel
Old Testament3 references1 Samuel 18:18-23-- David
1 Samuel 24:14-- David
1 Samuel 26:20-- David
2 Samuel
Old Testament3 references2 Samuel 7:18,19-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Samuel 7:18-29-- David
2 Samuel 9:8-- Mephibosheth
EXEMPLIFIEDDavidMephibosheth
1 Kings
Old Testament2 references1 Kings 3:7-- EXEMPLIFIED
1 Kings 21:29-- Ahab
EXEMPLIFIEDAhab
1 Chronicles
Old Testament3 references1 Chronicles 17:17-- EXEMPLIFIED
1 Chronicles 17:16-27-- David
1 Chronicles 29:14-- EXEMPLIFIED
EXEMPLIFIEDDavid
2 Chronicles
Old Testament3 references2 Chronicles 1:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Chronicles 2:6-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Chronicles 34:27-- Josiah
EXEMPLIFIEDJosiah
Ezra
Old Testament1 referenceEzra 9:13-- EXEMPLIFIED
Job
Old Testament10 referencesJob 5:11-- General scriptures concerning
Job 7:17,18-- EXEMPLIFIED
Job 9:14,15-- EXEMPLIFIED
Job 10:15-- EXEMPLIFIED
Job 22:29-- General scriptures concerning
+ 5 more references
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDElihu
Psalms
Old Testament15 referencesPsalms 8:3,4-- EXEMPLIFIED
Psalms 9:12-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 10:17-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 22:6,26-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 25:9-- General scriptures concerning
+ 10 more references
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Proverbs
Old Testament13 referencesProverbs 3:34-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 10:8-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 11:2-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 12:15-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 15:33-- General scriptures concerning
+ 8 more references
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIED
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament1 referenceEcclesiastes 5:2-- General scriptures concerning
Isaiah
Old Testament7 referencesIsaiah 6:5-- EXEMPLIFIED
Isaiah 6:5-- Isaiah
Isaiah 29:19-- General scriptures concerning
Isaiah 38:15-- EXEMPLIFIED
Isaiah 51:1-- General scriptures concerning
+ 2 more references
EXEMPLIFIEDIsaiahGeneral scriptures concerning
Jeremiah
Old Testament3 referencesJeremiah 1:6-- EXEMPLIFIED
Jeremiah 10:23,24-- EXEMPLIFIED
Jeremiah 45:5-- General scriptures concerning
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Ezekiel
Old Testament1 referenceEzekiel 16:63-- General scriptures concerning
Daniel
Old Testament1 referenceDaniel 2:30-- EXEMPLIFIED
Micah
Old Testament1 referenceMicah 6:8-- General scriptures concerning
Zephaniah
Old Testament1 referenceZephaniah 3:11,12-- General scriptures concerning
400 Years of Silence
New Testament16 books
Matthew
New Testament9 referencesMatthew 3:14-- EXEMPLIFIED
Matthew 5:3-- General scriptures concerning
Matthew 8:8-- EXEMPLIFIED
Matthew 11:29-- General scriptures concerning
Matthew 15:27-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 4 more references
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Mark
New Testament3 referencesMark 1:7-- John the Baptist
Mark 9:33-37-- General scriptures concerning
Mark 10:43,44-- General scriptures concerning
John the BaptistGeneral scriptures concerning
Luke
New Testament11 referencesLuke 1:52-- General scriptures concerning
Luke 1:43-- Elisabeth
Luke 3:16-- John the Baptist
Luke 5:8-- Peter
Luke 7:6,7-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 6 more references
General scriptures concerningElisabethJohn the BaptistPeter+1 more
John
New Testament3 referencesJohn 1:27-- EXEMPLIFIED
John 3:29,30-- EXEMPLIFIED
John 13:14-16-- General scriptures concerning
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Acts
New Testament2 referencesActs 3:12-- EXEMPLIFIED
Acts 10:33-- Cornelius
EXEMPLIFIEDCornelius
Romans
New Testament5 referencesRomans 1:12-- Paul
Romans 7:18-- EXEMPLIFIED
Romans 11:18,20,25-- General scriptures concerning
Romans 12:3,10,16-- General scriptures concerning
Romans 16:7-- Paul
PaulEXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
1 Corinthians
New Testament6 references1 Corinthians 1:28,29-- General scriptures concerning
1 Corinthians 2:1-3-- General scriptures concerning
1 Corinthians 3:18-- General scriptures concerning
1 Corinthians 10:12-- General scriptures concerning
1 Corinthians 13:4-- General scriptures concerning
+ 1 more reference
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIED
2 Corinthians
New Testament4 references2 Corinthians 3:5-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Corinthians 11:30-- General scriptures concerning
2 Corinthians 12:5-12-- General scriptures concerning
2 Corinthians 12:7-- EXEMPLIFIED
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Galatians
New Testament2 referencesGalatians 5:26-- General scriptures concerning
Galatians 6:14-- General scriptures concerning
Ephesians
New Testament3 referencesEphesians 3:8-- EXEMPLIFIED
Ephesians 4:2-- General scriptures concerning
Ephesians 5:21-- General scriptures concerning
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
Philippians
New Testament3 referencesPhilippians 2:3-11-- General scriptures concerning
Philippians 3:12,13-- EXEMPLIFIED
Philippians 4:12-- EXEMPLIFIED
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIED
Colossians
New Testament1 referenceColossians 3:12-- General scriptures concerning
1 Timothy
New Testament1 reference1 Timothy 1:15-- EXEMPLIFIED
James
New Testament3 referencesJames 1:9,10,19-- General scriptures concerning
James 3:1-- General scriptures concerning
James 4:6,10-- General scriptures concerning
1 Peter
New Testament2 references1 Peter 5:3,5,6-- General scriptures concerning
1 Peter 5:1-- Peter
General scriptures concerningPeter
Revelation
New Testament2 referencesRevelation 1:9-- John
Revelation 4:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
JohnEXEMPLIFIED
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 19 Old Testament and 16 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Humility is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 16 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Humility in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
16 aspects of Humility found in Scripture
General scriptures concerning(71 verses)
EXEMPLIFIED(46 verses)
INSTANCES OF(0 verses)
Joseph(1 verse)
David(5 verses)
Mephibosheth(1 verse)
Ahab(1 verse)
Josiah(1 verse)
Elihu(1 verse)
Isaiah(1 verse)
Elisabeth(1 verse)
John the Baptist(2 verses)
Cornelius(1 verse)
Paul(2 verses)
Peter(2 verses)
John(1 verse)