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 said in reply. "Do you decide whether in the sight of God it is right to obey you rather than God;
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles said in reply.
2 Corinthians 5:9
And for this reason I also make it home with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But as my fitness to be entrusted with the gospel has been tested and approved by God, I so speak, not to please men, but to please God, who is testing my motives.

Do i seek

2 Corinthians 12:19
Do you think that all this time I am defending myself to you? It is before the presence of God that I am speaking in Christ; and all, beloved, for your upbuilding.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But as my fitness to be entrusted with the gospel has been tested and approved by God, I so speak, not to please men, but to please God, who is testing my motives.

For if

Matthew 22:16
So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor.
Romans 15:1
Now we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to seek our own pleasure.
1 Corinthians 10:33
For so I also try to please all men in every way, not by seeking my own good, but the good of the many, that they may be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God;
Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of purpose, out of reverence for your Lord.
James 4:4
You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.

The servant

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