1 Thes 2:6 Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:6

6: As for praise, we have never asked for it from you or anyone else.

Galatians 1:10

  1. Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.

John 5:44

  1. No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from God alone.

John 5:41

  1. "Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me,

Philemon 1:8

  1. That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do,
  2. but because of our love, I prefer just to ask you. So take this as a request from your friend Paul, an old man, now in prison for the sake of Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

  1. Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that our expenses would not be a burden to anyone there as we preached God's Good News among you.

1 Corinthians 9:1

  1. Do I not have as much freedom as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn't it because of my hard work that you are in the Lord?
  2. Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you, for you are living proof that I am the Lord's apostle.

1 Corinthians 12:13

  1. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into Christ's body by one Spirit, and we have all received the same Spirit.
  2. Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.
  3. If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that does not make it any less a part of the body.

Esther 5:11

  1. and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other officials and leaders.

1 Corinthians 9:12

  1. If you support others who preach to you, shouldn't we have an even greater right to be supported? Yet we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than put an obstacle in the way of the Good News about Christ.
  2. Don't you know that those who work in the Temple get their meals from the food brought to the Temple as offerings? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.
  3. In the same way, the Lord gave orders that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
  4. Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I would like to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my distinction of preaching without charge.
  5. For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!

2 Corinthians 13:10

  1. I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won't need to deal harshly with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to build you up, not to tear you down.

Daniel 4:30

  1. As he looked out across the city, he said, `Just look at this great city of Babylon! I, by my own mighty power, have built this beautiful city as my royal residence and as an expression of my royal splendor.'

1 Corinthians 11:9

  1. And man was not made for woman's benefit, but woman was made for man.

Galatians 5:26

  1. Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another.

2 Corinthians 10:1

  1. Now I, Paul, plead with you. I plead with the gentleness and kindness that Christ himself would use, even though some of you say I am bold in my letters but timid in person.
  2. I hope it won't be necessary, but when I come I may have to be very bold with those who think we act from purely human motives.

Esther 1:4

  1. The celebration lasted six months--a tremendous display of the opulent wealth and glory of his empire.

Proverbs 25:27

  1. Just as it is not good to eat too much honey, it is not good for people to think about all the honors they deserve.

1 Timothy 5:17

  1. Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.

1 Thessalonians 3:8

  1. It gives us new life, knowing you remain strong in the Lord.
  2. How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy in the presence of God.

2 Corinthians 4:5

  1. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.

John 7:18

  1. Those who present their own ideas are looking for praise for themselves, but those who seek to honor the one who sent them are good and genuine.

John 12:43

  1. For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.

2 Corinthians 10:10

  1. For some say, "Don't worry about Paul. His letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are really bad!"
  2. The ones who say this must realize that we will be just as demanding and forceful in person as we are in our letters.

Galatians 6:13

  1. And even those who advocate circumcision don't really keep the whole law. They only want you to be circumcised so they can brag about it and claim you as their disciples.

1 Corinthians 9:4

  1. Don't we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals?
  2. Don't we have the right to bring a Christian wife along with us as the other disciples and the Lord's brothers and Peter do?
  3. Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?
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