1 Thessalonians 2:6 - Tree of Life Version

⁶ or seeking glory from people, whether from you or from others,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Nor did we seek to extract praise and honor and glory from men, either from you or from anyone else, though we might have asserted our authority [stood on our dignity and claimed honor] as apostles (special missionaries) of Christ (the Messiah).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

Common English Bible

⁶ We didn’t ask for special treatment from people—not from you or from others—

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Nor did we seek the glory of men, neither from you, nor from others.

1 Thessalonians 2:6 Tagairtí Cros

Esther 1:4

He displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty for many days, 180 days.

Esther 5:11

Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and how the king had promoted him and exalted him above the other officials and servants of the king.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey, or honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Daniel 4:30

Immediately the word about Ne­buchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from men, ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

John 12:43

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

John 5:41

“I do not accept glory from men.

John 5:44

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that comes from God alone?

John 7:18

Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was man created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.

2 Corinthians 13:10

For this reason I write these things while I am absent, so that when I am present I need not proceed harshly, according to the authority which the Lord gave me—for building up and not for tearing down.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Messiah Yeshua as Lord—and ourselves as your slaves for Yeshua’s sake.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now trying to win people’s approval, or God’s? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Messiah.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not become conceited—provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

For not even the circumcised keep Torah themselves. Yet they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our labor and hardship—working night and day, so as not to burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the Good News of God.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who lead well are worthy of honor and honorarium—especially those who work hard in the word and teaching.