For a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honor that was his.

He gave them an account of the glories of his wealth. The number of children he had. He recalled the ways in which he had been honored by the king. How the king put him over the captains and servants of the king.

It is not good to eat too much honey. To seek ones own glory is not glory.

The king spoke: Is this not great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

I do not accept glory from men.

He who speaks from his own authority seeks his own glory. He who seeks glory for the one who sent him is true. Unrighteousness is not found in him.

They loved the glory from men more than the glory from God.

Do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Am I striving to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another, envying one another.

For not even those who receive circumcision obey the Law. They desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

When

You may remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. We worked day and night that we would not burden any of you when we preached the good news of God to you.

Do we have a right to eat and drink?

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power that the Lord gave me to enlightenment and not to destruction.

I have all boldness in Christ to tell you what is appropriate.

Been burdensome

Neither was man created for woman but woman for man.

For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or people of the nations, whether we are bond or free; we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Now we live, if you (persevere) stand fast in the Lord.

As the

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

General references

I do not accept glory from men.

For our presentation (exhortation) is not based on error, or of uncleanness, or in deceit.