Approval
9 passages
- Galatians 1:10
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Read it in context - John 12:43
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
Read it in context - 1 Thessalonians 2:4
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 2:15
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:23–24
23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, 24because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Read it in context - Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Read it in context - Isaiah 49:4
But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
Read it in context - 2 Corinthians 10:18
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Read it in context - Matthew 6:1
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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