Galatians 1:10
Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts.
Acts 4:19-20
But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
2 Corinthians 5:9-11
So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.
James 4:4
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Ephesians 6:6
not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
1 John 3:9
No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
Matthew 22:16
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
Romans 2:29
He is a Jew who is one inwardly; and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, and not by the written code. His praise is not from men but from God.
Colossians 3:22
Slaves, in everything obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God
1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
Matthew 28:14
And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."
Acts 12:20
Now he was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
Romans 2:8
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury.
Romans 15:1-2
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Corinthians 12:19
Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves before you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.