Galatians 1:10

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Now do I sound like somebody who wants people to think well of me? Or do I sound like somebody who wants God to think well of me? If I were still trying to please people, I wouldn’t be serving Christ.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:4

No, we speak as people God has approved and entrusted with the good news. We’re not trying to please people; we’re trying to please God, who tests our hearts.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than people!

Ephesians 6:6

And don’t obey them just to please them when they’re watching, but in order to do the will of God genuinely, as slaves of Christ.

James 4:4

You unfaithful people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

Matthew 22:16

They sent their disciples to him with some of the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you’re a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others influence what you do or say, no matter how important they are.

Colossians 3:22

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything. Don’t do it just to please them when they’re watching you. Obey them genuinely, out of respect for the Lord.

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.

1 John 3:9

No one who is God’s child will keep on sinning, because God’s life is growing inside them. They can’t go on sinning, because they’re God’s children.

2 Corinthians 12:19

All this time, have you been thinking that I’ve been speaking up for myself? No, I’ve been speaking with God as my witness, as a believer in Christ. Dear friends, everything I do is to help you become stronger.

Romans 2:8

But God will pour out his great anger on the ones who only look out for themselves, who don’t accept the truth, and who do wrong.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, who has been appointed as an apostle and set apart for the good news of God.

1 Corinthians 10:33

Follow my example. I try to please everyone in every way. I’m not looking out for what’s good for me. I’m looking out for the interests of others, so that they might be saved.

Matthew 28:14

“If the governor hears this report, we’ll make sure you don’t get into trouble.”

Acts 12:20

He’d been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They depended on the king’s country to supply them with food, so they got together and asked for a meeting with him. They gained the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, and through him asked for peace.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters. Either you’ll hate the first and love the second, or you’ll be devoted to the first and not care about the second. You can’t serve both God and money.

Philippians 1:1

From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus. To all of God’s holy people in Christ Jesus in Philippi, together with your leaders and deacons.