Psa 17:14, Mat 5:46-47, 20:25-26, Luk 12:30, Eph 4:17, 1Th 4:5 | ESV | STEP | from men by your hand , O Lord , from men of the world whose portion is in this life . You fill their womb with treasure ; they are satisfied with children , and they leave their abundance to their infants .

Psalms 17:14

14 from men by your hand, O Lord,
from ^amen of the world whose ^bportion is in this life. ^{▼▼Or from men whose portion in life is of the world}
You fill their womb with treasure; ^{▼▼Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb}
they are satisfied with ^echildren,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.

Matthew 5:46-47

46 ^fFor if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters} what more are you doing than others? Do not even ^hthe Gentiles do the same?

Matthew 20:25-26

25 But Jesus called them to him and said, ⁱ“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles ^jlord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 ^kIt shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ^{▼▼Greek diakonos}

Luke 12:30

30 For ^mall the nations of the world seek after these things, and ⁿyour Father knows that you need them.

Ephesians 4:17

The New Life

17 Now this I say and ^otestify in the Lord, ^pthat you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ^qin the futility of their minds.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

5 not in ^rthe passion of lust ^slike the Gentiles ^twho do not know God;