1 Thessalonians 2:6

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1 Thessalonians 2:6

we never sought honour from men, from you or from anybody else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power of claiming to be men of weight;

John 5:44

How can you believe, you who accept credit from one another instead of aiming at the credit which 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 the work I have accomplished in the Lord?

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

John 7:18

He who talks on his own authority aims at his own credit, but he who aims at the credit of the person who sent him, he is sincere, and there is no dishonesty in him.

John 12:43

they preferred the approval of men to the approval of God.

1 Corinthians 9:4-6

Have we no right to eat and drink at the expense of the churches?

If others share this right over you, why not we all the more? We did not avail ourselves of it, you say? No, we do not mind any privations if we can only avoid putting any obstacle in the way of 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 by one Spirit we have all been baptized into one Body, Jews or Greeks, slaves or freemen; we have all been imbued with one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:5

(It is Christ Jesus as Lord, not myself, that I proclaim; I am simply a servant of yours for Jesus' sake.)

2 Corinthians 10:1-2

I appeal to you myself by the gentleness and consideration of Christ ??the Paul who is 'humble enough to your face when he is with you, but outspoken enough when he gets away from you.'

2 Corinthians 10:10-11

My opponent says, 'Paul's letters are weighty and telling, but his personality is weak and his delivery is beneath contempt.'

2 Corinthians 13:10

I am writing thus to you in absence, so that when I do come I may not have to deal sharply with you; I have the Lord's authority for that, but he gave it to me for building you up, not for demolishing you.

Galatians 1:10

Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.

Galatians 5:26

let us have no vanity, no provoking, no envy of one another.

Galatians 6:13

Why, even the circumcision party do not observe the Law themselves! They merely want you to get circumcised, so as to boast over your flesh!

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

It is life to me now, if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:17

Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of 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

1 Timothy 5:17

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

I accept no credit from men,

He who talks on his own authority aims at his own credit, but he who aims at the credit of the person who sent him, he is sincere, and there is no dishonesty in him.

are relocated after vs 50] With these words Jesus went away and hid from them.

Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.

let us have no vanity, no provoking, no envy of one another.

Why, even the circumcision party do not observe the Law themselves! They merely want you to get circumcised, so as to boast over your flesh!

Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of preaching and teaching:

When

Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

Have we no right to eat and drink at the expense of the churches?

I appeal to you myself by the gentleness and consideration of Christ ??the Paul who is 'humble enough to your face when he is with you, but outspoken enough when he gets away from you.'

Hence, although in Christ I would feel quite free to order you to do your duty,

Been burdensome

and man was not created for woman, but woman for man.)

For by one Spirit we have all been baptized into one Body, Jews or Greeks, slaves or freemen; we have all been imbued with one Spirit.

It is life to me now, 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 the work I have accomplished in the Lord?

General references

I accept no credit from men,

For the appeal we make does not spring from any delusion or from impure motives ??it does not work by cunning;