1 Thessalonians 2:6

Conservative English Version

We were not trying to get you or anyone else to praise us.

Cross References

Esther 1:4

For one hundred eighty days he showed off his wealth and spent a lot of money to impress his guests with the greatness of his kingdom.

Esther 5:11

and started bragging about his great wealth and all his sons. He told them the many ways that the king had honored him and how all the other officials and leaders had to respect him.

Proverbs 25:27

Don't eat too much honey or always want praise.

Daniel 4:30

(SEE 4:28)

John 12:43

And besides, the leaders liked praise from others more than they liked praise from God.

John 5:41

I don't care about human praise,

John 5:44

How could you possibly believe? You like to have your friends praise you, and you don't care about praise that the only God can give!

John 7:18

If I wanted to bring honor to myself, I would speak for myself. But I want to honor the one who sent me. That is why I tell the truth and not a lie.

1 Corinthians 11:9

He wasn't created for her. She was created for him.

2 Corinthians 13:10

I am writing these things to you before I arrive. This way I won't have to be hard on you when I use the authority that the Lord has given me. I was given this authority, so that I could help you and not destroy you.

2 Corinthians 4:5

We are not preaching about ourselves. Our message is that Jesus Christ is Lord. He also sent us to be your servants.

Galatians 1:10

I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 5:26

But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are.

Galatians 6:13

They are circumcised, but they don't obey the Law of Moses. All they want is to brag about having you circumcised.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

My dear friends, you surely haven't forgotten our hard work and hardships. You remember how night and day we struggled to make a living, so that we could tell you God's message without being a burden to anyone.

1 Timothy 5:17

Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching.