2 Corinthians 10:18

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Summary

2 Corinthians 10:18

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

Not

Luke 18:10

Approved

2 Timothy 2:15

But

General references

Proverbs 27:2

Bible References

Not

For we dare not appear or join ourselves to certain of them recommending themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and joining themselves to themselves, do not understand.

Begin we again to recommend ourselves or need we not, as some; recommendatory epistles to you, or recommendatory from you?

For not again do we recommend ourselves to you, but giving you occasion for boasting over us, that ye might have for them boasting in face, and not in heart.

Every way of a man right in his eyes: and Jehovah will prepare hearts.

A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips.

And he said to them, Ye are they justifying yourselves before men; and God knows your hearts: for the high with men is abomination before God.

Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

Approved

But in every thing recommending ourselves as servants of God, in much patience, in pressures, in necessities, in extremities,

And I pray to God that ye do nothing evil; not that we appear tried, but that ye do good, and we be as untried.

Men, Israelites, bear these words; Jesus the Nazarite, a man elected by God for you by powers and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, (as also ye yourselves know:)

For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.

Embrace Apelles acceptable in Christ. Embrace them of Aristobulus.

For there must be also sects among you, that the tried might be made manifest among you.

Be earnest to present thyself acceptable to God, a worker without shame, dividing rightly the word of truth.

But

And he having received the five talents, having come near, brought the other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst me five talents: and I have gained other five talents.

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

For they loved the honour of men more than the honour of God.

But he in concealment, a Jew; and circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose approbation not of man, but of God.

Therefore judge ye nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who also, will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of hearts: and then shall praise be to each from God.

That the proof of your faith, much more precious than perishing gold, and being tried by fire, might be found to praise and honour and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

General references

A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips.