Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
31 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “himself” →
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it , he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself , neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes .
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are , extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him , saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
