16 Bible Verses about Men Pleasers
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For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
Ye servants, obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in purity of your heart, as unto Christ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul; serving with good will as the Lord, and not men:read more.
knowing that if each one may do good, he will receive this with the Lord, whether bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening: knowing that their Master and yours is in the heavens, and that there is no respect of persons with him.
But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church. And he slew James the brother of John with a sword. And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:
But two years having passed away Felix received Porcius Festus as his successor: and Felix, wishing to confer on the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things?
not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul;
Ye servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, pleasing men, but of purity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Masters, award unto the servants that which is right and equal; knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,
nor seeking glory from men, nor from you, nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as the apostles of Christ;
And He said to them, Ye are those who justify yourselves before the people; but God knows your hearts: because that which is exalted among the people is abomination in the sight of God.
Submit to every human creature for the sake of the Lord: whether to the king as supereminent,
for we provide things honest, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also before the people.
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- Pleasers (2 instances)