As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would hav
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed ch
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron woo
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th
Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, ea
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that Y
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take n
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the h
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasan
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greates
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before Go
I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perish