1 Thessalonians 2:4

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

Cross References (34)

  • Galatians 1:10 (22)

    Am 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

  • Romans 8:27 (14)

    And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to t

  • Galatians 2:7 (12)

    On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to

  • 2 Timothy 1:14 (8)

    Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

  • Psalms 17:3 (8)

    You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2 (6)

    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th

  • Ephesians 6:6 (6)

    And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your

  • Jeremiah 32:19 (5)

    the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one accor

  • Titus 1:3 (5)

    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

  • Psalms 139:1–2 (5)

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 (5)

    So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

  • Ephesians 3:8 (5)

    Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable r

  • 1 Chronicles 29:17 (5)

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an

  • Luke 16:11 (4)

    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

  • Numbers 27:16 (4)

    “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

  • 1 Kings 8:39 (4)

    be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his w

  • Hebrews 4:13 (4)

    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom w

  • 1 Timothy 1:11–13 (4)

    that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

  • Proverbs 17:3 (4)

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:17 (4)

    If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

  • Psalms 44:21 (3)

    would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

  • Revelation 2:23 (3)

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, an

  • 1 Timothy 6:20 (3)

    O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called

  • 2 Corinthians 5:11 (3)

    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope

  • Luke 12:42 (3)

    And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to giv

  • 1 Corinthians 2:4–5 (3)

    My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

  • Colossians 3:22 (3)

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of

  • Jeremiah 17:10 (3)

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

  • Psalms 7:9 (2)

    Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

  • 2 Timothy 2:2 (2)

    And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to t

  • John 21:17 (2)

    Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third ti

  • 1 Corinthians 7:25 (2)

    Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:16 (2)

    So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer

  • John 2:24–25 (2)

    But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.