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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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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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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)
Galatians 1:10
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Galatians 1:10
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10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (A)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (B)servant[a] of Christ.
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- Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Galatians 1:10
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Galatians 1:10
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10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 2:7
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Galatians 2:7
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7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been (A)entrusted with (B)the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised
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Galatians 2:7
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Galatians 2:7
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7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(A) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](B) just as Peter(C) had been to the circumcised.[b]
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- Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
- Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9
Romans 8:27
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Romans 8:27
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27 And (A)he who searches hearts knows what is (B)the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit (C)intercedes for the saints (D)according to the will of God.
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- Romans 8:27 Or that
Romans 8:27
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Romans 8:27
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27 And he who searches our hearts(A) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(B) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
2 Timothy 1:14
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2 Timothy 1:14
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14 By the Holy Spirit (A)who dwells within us, guard (B)the good deposit entrusted to you.
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2 Timothy 1:14
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2 Timothy 1:14
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14 Guard(A) the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.(B)
1 Timothy 1:11-13
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1 Timothy 1:11-13
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11 in accordance with (A)the gospel of the glory of (B)the blessed God (C)with which I have been entrusted.
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12 I thank him (D)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, (E)appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (F)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (G)I received mercy (H)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
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1 Timothy 1:11-13
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1 Timothy 1:11-13
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11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.(A)
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12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength,(B) that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.(C) 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(D) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(E) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(F)
Ephesians 6:6
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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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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.
Jeremiah 32:19
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Jeremiah 32:19
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19 (A)great in counsel and (B)mighty in deed, (C)whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, (D)rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
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Jeremiah 32:19
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Jeremiah 32:19
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Psalm 17:3
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Psalm 17:3
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3 You have (A)tried my heart, you have (B)visited me by (C)night,
you have (D)tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
Psalm 17:3
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Psalm 17:3
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)
Ephesians 3:8
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 To me, (A)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (B)to preach to the Gentiles the (C)unsearchable (D)riches of Christ,
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Ephesians 3:8
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)
2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.
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