1 Thessalonians 2:6

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1 Thessalonians 2:6

and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.

John 5:41

“I do not accept glory from men,

John 5:44

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

1 Corinthians 9:1-2

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

Esther 1:4

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

Esther 5:11

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

John 7:18

The one who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

John 12:43

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

1 Corinthians 9:4-6

Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?

1 Corinthians 9:12-18

If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more?

However, we have not made use of this right; instead we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:9

And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

1 Corinthians 12:13-15

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.

2 Corinthians 10:1-2

Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.

2 Corinthians 10:10-11

For it is said, “His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”

2 Corinthians 13:10

This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

Galatians 1:10

For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

Galatians 5:26

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

For even the circumcised don’t keep the law themselves; however, they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

Of men

When

Philemon 1:8

Been burdensome

1 Corinthians 11:9

1 Corinthians 12:13

1 Thessalonians 3:8

As the

1 Corinthians 9:1

General references

John 5:41

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Bible References

Of men

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

“I do not accept glory from men,

The one who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

For even the circumcised don’t keep the law themselves; however, they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

When

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?

Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.

This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

Been burdensome

And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

As the

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

General references

“I do not accept glory from men,

For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive.