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.
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
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to t
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to
Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
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
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th
And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your
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
In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable r
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his w
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom w
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, an
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called
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
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to giv
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to t
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
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.
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
But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.