Galatians 1:10

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.

Do i now

Do i seek

2 Corinthians 12:19

1 Thessalonians 2:4

For if

The servant

Romans 1:1

Bible References

Do i now

But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God,

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

So whether we are at home or away from home, our goal is to be pleasing to him.

Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.

Do i seek

Have you been thinking all along that we are trying to defend ourselves before you? We are speaking before God in the authority of the Messiah, and everything, dear friends, is meant to build you up.

Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.

For if

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance.

Now we who are strong ought to be patient with the weaknesses of those who are not strong and must stop pleasing ourselves.

just as I myself try to please everybody in every way. I don't look out for my own benefit, but rather for the benefit of many people, so that they might be saved.

Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched in order to please them, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

You adulterers! Don't you know that friendship with the world means hostility with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.

The servant

From: Paul, a servant of Jesus the Messiah, called to be an apostle and set apart for God's gospel,