2016-09-25 21:47:45 +00:00
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# lowly, lowliness #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "lowly" and "lowliness" refer to being poor or having low status. This term can also have the meaning of being humble.
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* Jesus humbled himself to the lowly position of becoming a human being and serving others.
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* His birth was lowly because he was born in a place where animals were kept, not in a palace.
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* Having a lowly attitude is the opposite of being proud.
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* Ways to translate "lowly" could include, "humble" or "of low status" or "unimportant."
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* The word "lowliness" could also be translated as "humility" or "little importance."
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2016-11-01 07:56:46 +00:00
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(See also: [humble](../other/humble.md) **<EFBFBD>** [proud](../other/proud.md))
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2016-09-25 21:47:45 +00:00
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 20:17-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/20/17)
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* [Ezekiel 17:13-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/17/13)
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* [Luke 01:48-49](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/01/48)
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* [Romans 12:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/rom/12/14)
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