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, answering, said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you, rather than to God, judge ye;
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles, answering, said, "It is proper to obey God rather than men.
2 Corinthians 5:9
Wherefore, we also make it our aim??hether being at home or being from home??o be well-pleasing to Him.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, Who proveth our hearts.

Do i seek

2 Corinthians 12:19
Think ye all this time that we are excusing ourselves to you? Before God in Christ we are speaking; and all, beloved, for your edification.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, Who proveth our hearts.

For if

Matthew 22:16
And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men:
Romans 15:1
Now we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 10:33
even as I also, in all things, please all men: not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
James 4:4
Adulteresses! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, purposes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

The servant

Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,