The humility of Christ is a profound theme woven throughout the New Testament, exemplified most poignantly in His willingness to endure suffering for the sake of humanity. This aspect of Christ's humility is not only a testament to His obedience to the Father's will but also serves as a model for believers to emulate.

Philippians 2:5-8 provides a foundational understanding of Christ's humility in suffering: "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross." This passage highlights the voluntary nature of Christ's submission, emphasizing that He willingly relinquished His divine privileges to embrace the human condition and its attendant sufferings.

In Isaiah 53:3-5, the prophetic description of the Suffering Servant underscores the depth of Christ's humility: "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." This prophecy, fulfilled in Christ, reveals His acceptance of suffering as a means of bringing redemption and healing to humanity.

The Gospels provide numerous accounts of Christ's sufferings, each illustrating His humility. In Matthew 26:39, during His agonizing prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus expresses His submission to the Father's will: "Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.'" Here, Christ's willingness to endure the impending crucifixion is evident, demonstrating His commitment to the divine plan of salvation.

The Apostle Peter, in 1 Peter 2:21-24, calls believers to follow Christ's example of suffering: "For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: 'He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.' When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. 'By His stripes you are healed.'" This passage not only highlights Christ's humility in suffering but also encourages believers to adopt a similar posture of trust and submission in the face of trials.

The humility of Christ, as exhibited in His submission to suffering, is a central tenet of Christian theology. It reveals the depth of His love and obedience, serving as a powerful example for believers to follow in their own lives. Through His sufferings, Christ accomplished the work of redemption, offering salvation to all who believe.Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
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Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.
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Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
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Matthew 26:37-39
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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Of Bearing the Cross --One Branch of Self-Denial.
... of their diseases, make progress in humility, and, divesting ... they exhibited a shadow
of patience, which never did ... if we would be disciples of Christ, to imbue ...
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Of Bearing the Cross --One Branch of Self-Denial.
... of their diseases, make progress in humility, and, divesting ... they exhibited a shadow
of patience, which never did ... if we would be disciples of Christ, to imbue ...
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The Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch.
... The courtier receives, with devout humility, the instructions of ... the doctrine of
Philip, and exhibited ocular demonstration ... to the miracles of Christ, and the ...
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The Life of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston.
... of three notaries, and, in all humility, offered a ... whereupon Mr. Sandihills, (formerly
clerk) exhibited two books ... the cause and interest of Christ before kings ...
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Dialogue ii. --The Unconfounded.
... shew a true Passover as says the Apostle, Christ, God, [1314 ... confessed that He had
complete flesh and bones, submitting to their sight His wounded side ...
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Period ii. The Church from the Permanent Division of the Empire ...
... vain language,(166) he now blushed not to be a child of Thy Christ, and an infant
at Thy fountain, submitting his neck to the yoke of humility, and subduing ...
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section second.
... form, in its full extent as exhibited above ... mean such as are wanting in that humility,
which must ... Christian faith, in entire devotedness to Christ strives ever ...
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Epistle of Paul to the Philippians.
... grace of the Lord had been exhibited towards him in so ... I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me ... and greatness of soul, whose basis is humility. ...
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Memoir of John Bunyan
... and been exhorted to reverence and humility, joined the ... me to look after heaven;
for Christ would not ... They exhibited, doubtless to his great surprise, that self ...
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Augustin's Part in the Controversy.
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anew, and answer his doubts ... which, unless the grace of Christ should come ...
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