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
and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;
Acts 5:29
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;
2 Corinthians 5:9
Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,
Do i seek
2 Corinthians 12:19
Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, are for your up-building,
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,
For if
Matthew 22:16
and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;
Romans 15:1
And we ought -- we who are strong -- to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves;
1 Corinthians 10:33
as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.
Ephesians 6:6
not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,
Colossians 3:22
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
James 4:4
Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.
The servant
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God --