Galatians 1:10
Is that appealing to men's weaknesses, or to God? Is that trying to suit men? If I were still doing that, I would be no slave of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
God has thought us fit to be intrusted with the good news, and so we tell it, making no effort to please men, but to please God, who tests our hearts.
Acts 4:19-20
But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of him,
Acts 5:29
Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
2 Corinthians 5:9-11
So whether I am at home or away from it, it is my ambition to please him.
James 4:4
You renegades! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wishes to be the world's friend declares himself God's enemy.
Ephesians 6:6
not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but like slaves of Christ, carrying out the will of God.
1 John 3:9
No one who is a child of God commits sin, for God's nature remains in his heart, and he cannot sin, because he is a child of God.
Matthew 22:16
So they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, to say to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth, and teach the way of God with sincerity, regardless of the consequences, for you are impartial.
Romans 2:29
The real Jew is the man who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, a spiritual, not a literal, thing. Such a man receives his praise not from men, but from God.
Colossians 3:22
You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to declare God's good news,
1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I for my part try to please everyone in all I do, not aiming at my own advantage, but at that of people generally, in order that they may be saved.
Matthew 28:14
And if news of it reaches the governor, we will satisfy him, and see that you do not get into trouble."
Acts 12:20
Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply.
Romans 2:8
but self-seeking people who are disloyal to the truth and responsive only to what is wrong will experience anger and fury,
Romans 15:1-2
It is the duty of us who are strong to put up with the weaknesses of those who are immature, and not just suit ourselves.
2 Corinthians 12:19
Have you been supposing all along that it is before you I have been defending myself? It is in the sight of God and as a follower of Christ that I have been speaking. But it is all to do you good, dear friends,