1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 but just as we have been approved by God (A)to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not (B)to please man, but to please God (C)who tests our hearts.
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)
Romans 2:29
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29 But a Jew is one (A)inwardly, and (B)circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. (C)His praise is not from man but from God.
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Romans 2:29
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29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,(A) by the Spirit,(B) not by the written code.(C) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.(D)
1 Corinthians 10:33
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33 just as (A)I try to please everyone in everything I do, (B)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
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1 Corinthians 10:33
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33 even as I try to please everyone in every way.(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,(B) so that they may be saved.(C)
Ephesians 6:6
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6 not by the way of eye-service, as (A)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
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Ephesians 6:6
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6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart.
Colossians 3:22
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22 Bondservants, obey (A)in everything those who are your earthly masters,[a] not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
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- Colossians 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
Colossians 3:22
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
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