2 Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present thyself before God approved, a workman that need not blush, rightly dividing the word of truth.
John 21:15-17
When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who indeed is a faithful steward, and prudent, whom the lord will place over his household, to give them their proportion of provision at the proper season?
Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus the Nazarean, a man from God, pointed out to you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as yourselves also know:
Acts 20:27
For I have concealed nothing, so as not repeatedly to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
Romans 14:18
For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Romans 16:10
Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute those who are of the family of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 2:6
But we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are destroying themselves:
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
AND I, brethren, have been unable to speak to you as unto spiritual men, but as to carnal, even as to babes in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:6
Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 4:2
but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of God.
2 Corinthians 5:9
wherefore also our ambition is, that whether dwelling in the body, or out of the body, we may be acceptable to him.
2 Corinthians 6:3-4
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he who commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.
Galatians 1:10
For do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Ephesians 1:13
In whom ye also [trusted] after ye had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the holy Spirit of promise,
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we conjure you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient with all men.
1 Timothy 4:6
If thou suggest these truths to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and sound doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
1 Timothy 4:12-16
Let no man despise thy youth; but be a pattern of the faithful, in discourse; in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us then earnestly endeavour to enter into that rest, lest any person fall after the same example of unbelief.
Hebrews 5:11-14
Concerning whom we have much to discourse, and of difficult interpretation to explain, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
James 1:18
Of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth, that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures.??19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:
2 Peter 1:15
I will endeavour then that even after my decease, ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of these things.
2 Peter 3:14
Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye are expecting these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, spotless and blameless.
Matthew 13:52
They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.
Mark 4:33
And with many such like parables spake he to them the word.