Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying 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, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

In singleness

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

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

Fearing

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?

Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!

Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people -- for they stand in fear before him.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

General references

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

You know that I've worked for your father as hard as I could,