Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

The servant

Bible References

Do i now

Acts 4:19
But, Peter and John, answering, said unto them - Whether it be right in presence of God, unto you, to be hearkening, rather than unto God, judge!
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said - It is needful to be yielding obedience unto God rather than unto men: -
2 Corinthians 5:9
Wherefore also we are ambitious - whether at home, or away from home, to be, well-pleasing unto him.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak, - not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God - who proveth our hearts.

Do i seek

2 Corinthians 12:19
All this time, think ye, that, unto you, we are making a defence? Before God in Christ, we speak; - but all these things, beloved, for your upbuilding.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak, - not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God - who proveth our hearts.

For if

Matthew 22:16
And they sent forth to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher! we know that, true, thou art, and, the way of God, in truth, dost teach, and it concerneth thee not about anyone, - for thou lookest not unto the face of men:
Romans 15:1
We are bound, however, we, who are strong, the weakness of them who are not strong to be bearing, and not, unto ourselves, to give pleasure.
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as, I also, in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Colossians 3:22
Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, - not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord, -
James 4:4
Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself.

The servant

Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God -