Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Bible References

A cloke

Matthew 23:14
(Added verse not retained in Sawyer)
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no pretext for their sin.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For we used at no time a word of flattery, as you know, nor a pretext for covetousness, God is witness,

But

Ephesians 6:6
not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
Colossians 3:24
knowing that you will receive from the Lord the recompense of the inheritance. You serve Christ the Lord;