1 Thessalonians 2:6 - Revised Standard Version

⁶ nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others.

1 Thessalonians 2:6 Cross References

Esther 1:4

while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his majesty for many days, a hundred and eighty days.

Esther 5:11

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.

Daniel 4:30

and the king said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

John 12:43

for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 5:41

I do not receive glory from men.

John 5:44

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 7:18

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.)

2 Corinthians 13:10

I write this while I am away from you, in order that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 5:26

Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another.

Galatians 6:13

For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labor and toil, brethren; we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you, while we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;