1 Thessalonians 2:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ and we didn’t seek glory  from people, either from you or from others.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Nor did we seek to extract praise and honor and glory from men, either from you or from anyone else, though we might have asserted our authority [stood on our dignity and claimed honor] as apostles (special missionaries) of Christ (the Messiah).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

Common English Bible

⁶ We didn’t ask for special treatment from people—not from you or from others—

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Nor did we seek the glory of men, neither from you, nor from others.

1 Thessalonians 2:6 Cross References

Esther 1:4

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendour of his greatness  for a total of 180 days.

Esther 5:11

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honoured him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.  ,

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, ‘Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory? ’

John 12:43

For they loved human praise  more than praise from God.

John 5:41

‘I do not accept glory   from people,

John 5:44

How can you believe, since you accept glory from one another but don’t seek the glory that comes from the only   God?

John 7:18

The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory;   but he who seeks the glory   of the one who sent him is true,   and there is no unrighteousness in him.

1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

2 Corinthians 13:10

This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up  and not for tearing down.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,  and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake.

Galatians 1:10

For am I now trying to persuade people,  or God?  Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

For even the circumcised don’t keep  the law themselves, and yet they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labour and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working  night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honour,  especially those who work hard  at preaching and teaching.