1 Thessalonians 2:6

Paul did not seek human praise, even though as an apostle he had the right to make demands. He laid aside his rights for their sake.

Cross-references · 24

• Gal 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
• John 5:41I do not accept glory from men,
• John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
• 1 Th 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
• Phlm 1:8–9So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
• 2 Cor 10:1–2Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
• 2 Cor 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
• Gal 5:26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
• 1 Tim 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
• 1 Th 3:8–9For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
• Dan 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Esth 1:4And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
• 2 Cor 10:10–11For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
• 1 Cor 9:12–18If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
• John 12:43For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
• John 7:18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
• 1 Cor 11:9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
• 1 Cor 9:4–6Have we no right to food and to drink?
• Esth 5:11Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
• 2 Cor 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
• Prov 25:27It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
• 1 Cor 9:1–2Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
• 1 Cor 12:13–15For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
• Gal 6:13For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

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