Mark 9:34,35  But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. • Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

1 Peter 5:5,6  You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. • Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

Philippians 2:5-7,9,10  Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, • who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, • but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. • For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, • so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Daniel 12:3  "Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

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