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 answered [and] said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you decide!
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
2 Corinthians 5:9
Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home [in the body] or absent [from the body], to be acceptable to him.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.

Do i seek

2 Corinthians 12:19
Have you been thinking all this time that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and all [these things], dear friends, [are] for your edification.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.

For if

Matthew 22:16
And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.
Romans 15:1
But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I also please all [people] in all [things], not seeking my own benefit, but the [benefit] of the many, in order that they may be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
James 4:4
Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes [himself] an enemy of God.

The servant

Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called [to be] an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,