2 Corinthians 10:18

James Moffatt - New Testament

for it is not the self-praiser with his own recommendations who is accepted, it is the man whom the Lord recommends.

Cross References

Luke 16:15

So he told them, "You are the people who get men to think you are good, but God knows what your hearts are! What is lofty in the view of man is loathsome in the eyes of God.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not criticize at all; the hour of reckoning has still to come, when the Lord will come to bring dark secrets to the light and to reveal life's inner aims and motives. Then each of us will get his meed of praise from God.

Romans 2:29

he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual not literal — praised by God, not by man.

2 Corinthians 10:12

I do not venture to class myself or to compare myself with certain exalted individuals! They belong to the class of self-praisers; while I limit myself to my own sphere, I compare myself with my own standard,

John 12:43

they preferred the approval of men to the approval of God.

1 Peter 1:7

that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:7

and I pray to God that you may not go wrong — not to prove I am a success, that is not the point, but that you should come right, even if I seemed to be a failure.

2 Corinthians 6:4

I prove myself at all points a true minister of God, by great endurance, by suffering, by troubles, by calamities,

Romans 14:18

he who serves Christ on these lines, is acceptable to God and esteemed by men.

2 Timothy 2:15

Do your utmost to let God see that you at least are a sound workman, with no need to be ashamed of the way you handle the word of the Truth.

2 Corinthians 5:12

This is not 'recommending myself to you again'; it is giving you an incentive to be proud of me, which you can use against men who are proud of externals instead of the inward reality.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Am I beginning again to 'commend' myself? Do I need, like some people, to be commended by written certificates either to you or from you?

1 Corinthians 11:19

There must be parties among you, if genuine Christians are to be recognized.

Romans 16:10

Salute that tried Christian, Apelles. Salute those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

Acts 2:22

Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),