1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6 (A)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, (B)though we could have made (C)demands as (D)apostles of Christ.
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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
John 5:41
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41 (A)I do not receive glory from people.
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Philemon 8-9
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Paul's Plea for Onesimus
8 Accordingly, (A)though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do (B)what is required, 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now (C)a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 For you remember, brothers, (A)our labor and toil: we (B)worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
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John 5:44
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44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (A)do not seek the glory that comes from (B)the only God?
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Galatians 5:26
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26 (A)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
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1 Corinthians 9:1-2
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1 Timothy 5:17
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17 Let the elders (A)who rule well be considered worthy of (B)double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 For now we live, if you (A)are standing fast in the Lord. 9 For (B)what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
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Galatians 6:13
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13 For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
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2 Corinthians 13:10
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10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come (A)I may not have to be (B)severe in my use of (C)the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
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2 Corinthians 10:1-2
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Paul Defends His Ministry
10 (A)I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the (B)meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2 I beg of you (C)that when I am present I may not have to show (D)boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.
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