1 Thessalonians 2:5

A Conservative Version

For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)

Cross References

2 Corinthians 12:17

Any man of whom I have sent to you, did I exploit you through him?

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good-news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

Acts 20:33

I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

Galatians 1:20

Now what I write to you, behold before God, I do not lie.

2 Peter 2:3

And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

1 Thessalonians 2:10

Ye are witnesses, and God, how piously and justly and blamelessly we became to you who believe,

2 Corinthians 7:2

Make room for us. We wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we exploited no man.

2 Peter 2:18

For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,

1 Timothy 3:8

Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

1 Timothy 3:3

no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money,

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

Romans 16:18

For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.

Romans 9:1

I say the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience testifying to me in the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 23:13

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye close up the kingdom of the heavens ahead of men. For ye enter not in, nor do ye allow those who are entering to enter in.

Matthew 22:16

And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.

Malachi 1:10

Oh that there was among you who would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.

Micah 3:5

Thus says LORD concerning the prophets who make my people to err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace. And he who does not put into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness. And from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Isaiah 56:11

Yea, the dogs are greedy; they can never have enough. And these are shepherds who cannot understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Isaiah 30:10

who say to the seers, Do not see, and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things. Speak to us smooth things. Prophesy deceits.

Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.

Job 17:5

He who denounces his friends for a prey, even the eyes of his sons shall fail.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! Because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed to the error of Balaam's reward, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Job 16:19

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who vouches for me is on high.