1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

Cross References (24)

  • Galatians 1:10 (8)

    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

  • John 5:41 (6)

    I do not accept glory from men,

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:9 (6)

    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil

  • John 5:44 (6)

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

  • Philemon 1:8–9 (5)

    So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

  • 2 Corinthians 10:1–2 (4)

    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol

  • Galatians 5:26 (3)

    Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

  • 1 Timothy 5:17 (3)

    Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

  • 2 Corinthians 13:10 (3)

    This 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 a

  • 1 Corinthians 11:9 (2)

    Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

  • Daniel 4:30 (2)

    the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my po

  • John 7:18 (2)

    He 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 t

  • 1 Corinthians 9:12–18 (2)

    If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instea

  • 1 Corinthians 9:4–6 (2)

    Have we no right to food and to drink?

  • 2 Corinthians 4:5 (2)

    For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:1–2 (2)

    Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

  • John 12:43 (2)

    For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

  • Esther 1:4 (2)

    And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.

  • Proverbs 25:27 (2)

    It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

  • Esther 5:11 (2)

    Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over

  • 2 Corinthians 10:10–11 (2)

    For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of n

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9 (2)

    For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

  • Galatians 6:13 (1)

    For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your

  • 1 Corinthians 12:13–15 (1)

    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one S