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 made answer, do you yourselves judge, whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God.

then Peter and the other apostles made answer, we ought to obey God rather than men.

wherefore I studiously endeavour, whether staying in it, or departing out of it, to be acceptable to him.

we preach the gospel just as God thought fit to intrust it with us, not being studious to please men, but God, who approves our sincerity.

Do i seek

do you think I have been making excuses for not coming? as I am a christian, in the presence of God, I have, my beloved, in every thing consulted your advantage.

we preach the gospel just as God thought fit to intrust it with us, not being studious to please men, but God, who approves our sincerity.

For if

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

I add, we that are better inform'd ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not study our own pleasure.

thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:

servants, be entirely obedient to those, whom the laws have made your masters, and not meerly out of regard to their observation, as designing only to please men, but from a principle of integrity, as fearing God:

Degenerate race, don't you know that friendship with vice is hostility against heaven. he that is a friend to the vicious world, is an enemy to God.

The servant

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation,