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 seek
The servant
Bible References
Do i now
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered unto them and said, "Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you more than God, judge ye.
Acts 5:29
Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.
2 Corinthians 5:9
Wherefore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavor our selves to please him.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
Do i seek
2 Corinthians 12:19
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
For if
Matthew 22:16
And they sent unto him their disciples with Herod's servants, saying, "Master, we know that thou art true, and that thou teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man, for thou considerest not men's estate.
Romans 15:1
We which are strong ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits.
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they might be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart
Colossians 3:22
Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God.
James 4:4
Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.
The servant
Romans 1:1
Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called unto the office to be an apostle, put apart to preach the Gospel of God,