Men Pleasers

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.

And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying; — read the full passage →

Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.

Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, — read the full passage →

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;

for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. — read the full passage →

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: — read the full passage →

He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.

I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,— — read the full passage →

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,— — read the full passage →

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. — read the full passage →

which is not another gospel: only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft. — read the full passage →

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. — read the full passage →

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. — read the full passage →

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.