2 Corinthians 10:18

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It’s not the ones who praise themselves who are accepted—it’s the ones the Lord praises.

Cross References

Luke 16:15

Jesus told them, “You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people, but God knows your hearts. There are things that people value highly that God can’t stand.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord returns, and he will bring what’s now hidden in the dark out into the light. He’ll show the real reasons why people do what they do. At that time God will give each person the praise they deserve.

Romans 2:29

No, a person is really a Jew if they’re one on the inside. True circumcision is when the Holy Spirit circumcises a person’s heart. It’s not when a person is circumcised according to the written law. A truly circumcised person receives praise from God, not from other people.

2 Corinthians 10:12

I’m not going to compare myself with those other people who praise themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they’re not being wise.

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

1 Peter 1:7

These have come to show that your faith is genuine. This will bring praise, honor, and glory to God when Jesus Christ returns. Your faith is worth even more than gold, because gold can be destroyed even after fire has made it pure.

2 Corinthians 13:7

I pray to God that you won’t do anything wrong—not so that people will see that I’ve passed the test, but so that you will do what is right, even if it seems that I’ve failed.

2 Corinthians 6:4

Instead, we try to show in every way that we’re genuine servants of God. We endure through troubles, hard times, and suffering.

Romans 14:18

Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God, and people approve of them too.

2 Timothy 2:15

Do your best to please God. Be a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, one who handles the message of truth correctly.

2 Corinthians 5:12

We’re not trying to recommend ourselves to you again, but we are giving you a chance to be proud of us. That way you can answer those who judge people by external appearances, rather than by what’s in their hearts.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Do we need a letter of recommendation, either to you or from you?

1 Corinthians 11:19

because those of you who are genuine are bound to stand out as different!

Romans 16:10

Greet Apelles, who remained faithful to Christ even when he was tested. Greet those who live in the house of Aristobulus.

Acts 2:22

“Fellow Israelites, listen to this! God showed his approval of the man Jesus of Nazareth by doing miracles, wonders, and signs among you through him. You all know this well.