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Matthew 23:1-7
23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. 4 They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.
I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say..
As mentioned above, Narcissists / those with insolent pride want to be the center of attention. While they would prefer to have it come by being exalted – as with the Pharisees and Diotrophes – sometimes they will “play the victim” in order to be the center of attention. A narcissist’s victim status can take the form of “woe is me”, or “my (usually little) problems are far worse than your (usually much bigger) problems”.
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