For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.

In singleness

"The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore if your eye is sincere, your whole body will be full of light.

And every day, devoting themselves [to meeting] with one purpose in the temple [courts] and breaking bread from house [to house], they were eating [their] food with joy and simplicity of heart,

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

Fearing

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live; I fear God.

So I said, "The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God [to prevent] the disgrace from the nations, our enemies?

For with many dreams [come] vanities and numerous words. Therefore, fear God!

Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God--because they fear {his presence}.

Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

Therefore [since we] have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.

General references

Then he said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have been with me.

Now you yourselves know that I have served your father with all my strength,