1 Thessalonians 2:6 Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We wer...

2:6 MSG

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The Message - Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
新标点和合本 - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
当代译本 - 我们不求得到你们或其他任何人的赞扬，
圣经新译本 - 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的，虽然有权利受人尊敬，但我们在你们中间却是谦和的，就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。
中文标准译本 - 无论向你们或向其他人，我们也都没有寻求从人来的荣耀。
现代标点和合本 - 我们做基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
和合本（拼音版） - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
New International Version - We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
New International Reader's Version - We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.
English Standard Version - Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
New Living Translation - As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
Christian Standard Bible - and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.
New American Standard Bible - nor did we seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ.
New King James Version - Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
Amplified Bible - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
American Standard Version - nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
King James Version - Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
New English Translation - nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
World English Bible - nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 我們作基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
當代譯本 - 我們不求得到你們或其他任何人的讚揚，
聖經新譯本 - 也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽。我們身為基督使徒的，雖然有權利受人尊敬，但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的，就像母親乳養自己的孩子。
呂振中譯本 - 我們做基督的使徒、雖能居於受人尊重之地位，卻不向人求榮耀，不向你們，也不向別人；不，我們在你們中間反而溫和柔順，如同乳母撫育自己的兒女一般。
中文標準譯本 - 無論向你們或向其他人，我們也都沒有尋求從人來的榮耀。
現代標點和合本 - 我們做基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，
文理和合譯本 - 雖為基督使徒、可令人崇敬、然未求榮於爾、亦未求榮於人、
文理委辦譯本 - 我為基督使徒、得以轄爾、但我不求譽於爾、亦不求譽於人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕為基督之使徒、雖可使人尊重、然未求榮於爾曹、或於他人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 我輩身充基督宗徒、不為不貴、然亦未嘗儼然自尊、求榮於爾、或求榮於人、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Tampoco hemos buscado honores de nadie; ni de ustedes ni de otros.
현대인의 성경 - 우리가 그리스도의 사도로서 우리의 권위를 내세울 수도 있었으나 우리는 여러분이든 여러분이 아니든 사람에게서 존경을 받으려고 하지 않았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous n’avons jamais cherché à être applaudis par les hommes, pas plus par vous que par d’autres,
リビングバイブル - また、私たちはキリストの使徒として、当然賞賛されてもいい権利を持っています。しかし、あなたがたからはもちろん、ほかのだれからも、そのような名誉を求めたことはありませんでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν, οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
Nova Versão Internacional - Nem buscamos reconhecimento humano, quer de vocês quer de outros.
Hoffnung für alle - Niemals wollten wir persönliches Ansehen gewinnen – weder bei euch noch bei anderen Leuten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cũng không cầu mong anh chị em hay mọi người khen ngợi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เราไม่ได้ใฝ่หาการยกย่องจากมนุษย์ไม่ว่าจากพวกท่านหรือใครอื่น ในฐานะอัครทูตของพระคริสต์เราอาจจะเป็นภาระแก่ท่านก็ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเราไม่ได้แสวงหาการเยินยอจากมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจากท่านหรือจากใครอื่นอีก ในฐานะที่พวกเราเป็นอัครทูตของพระคริสต์ เราจะร้องขอจากท่านก็ได้

交叉引用

2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
2 Corinthians 13:10 - I’m writing this to you now so that when I come I won’t have to say another word on the subject. The authority the Master gave me is for putting people together, not taking them apart. I want to get on with it, and not have to spend time on reprimands. * * *
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - What would be an adequate thanksgiving to offer God for all the joy we experience before him because of you? We do what we can, praying away, night and day, asking for the bonus of seeing your faces again and doing what we can to help when your faith falters.
1 Corinthians 12:14 - I want you to think about how all this makes you more significant, not less. A body isn’t just a single part blown up into something huge. It’s all the different-but-similar parts arranged and functioning together. If Foot said, “I’m not elegant like Hand, embellished with rings; I guess I don’t belong to this body,” would that make it so? If Ear said, “I’m not beautiful like Eye, transparent and expressive; I don’t deserve a place on the head,” would you want to remove it from the body? If the body was all eye, how could it hear? If all ear, how could it smell? As it is, we see that God has carefully placed each part of the body right where he wanted it.
1 Corinthians 9:12 - But we’re not going to start demanding now what we’ve always had a perfect right to. Our decision all along has been to put up with anything rather than to get in the way or detract from the Message of Christ. All I’m concerned with right now is that you not use our decision to take advantage of others, depriving them of what is rightly theirs. You know, don’t you, that it’s always been taken for granted that those who work in the Temple live off the proceeds of the Temple, and that those who offer sacrifices at the altar eat their meals from what has been sacrificed? Along the same lines, the Master directed that those who spread the Message be supported by those who believe the Message.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - Still, I want it made clear that I’ve never gotten anything out of this for myself, and that I’m not writing now to get something. I’d rather die than give anyone ammunition to discredit me or question my motives. If I proclaim the Message, it’s not to get something out of it for myself. I’m compelled to do it, and doomed if I don’t! If this was my own idea of just another way to make a living, I’d expect some pay. But since it’s not my idea but something solemnly entrusted to me, why would I expect to get paid? So am I getting anything out of it? Yes, as a matter of fact: the pleasure of proclaiming the Message at no cost to you. You don’t even have to pay my expenses!
Esther 1:4 - For six months he put on exhibit the huge wealth of his empire and its stunningly beautiful royal splendors. At the conclusion of the exhibit, the king threw a weeklong party for everyone living in Susa, the capital—important and unimportant alike. The party was in the garden courtyard of the king’s summer house. The courtyard was elaborately decorated with white and blue cotton curtains tied with linen and purple cords to silver rings on marble columns. Silver and gold couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones. Drinks were served in gold chalices, each chalice one-of-a-kind. The royal wine flowed freely—a generous king!
Proverbs 25:27 - It’s not smart to stuff yourself with sweets, nor is glory piled on glory good for you.
1 Timothy 5:17 - Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, “Don’t muzzle a working ox” and “A worker deserves his pay.”
1 Corinthians 9:1 - And don’t tell me that I have no authority to write like this. I’m perfectly free to do this—isn’t that obvious? Haven’t I been given a job to do? Wasn’t I commissioned to this work in a face-to-face meeting with Jesus, our Master? Aren’t you yourselves proof of the good work that I’ve done for the Master? Even if no one else admits the authority of my commission, you can’t deny it. Why, my work with you is living proof of my authority!
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn’t have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God’s Message to you. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren’t freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.
John 5:41 - “I’m not interested in crowd approval. And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God’s love, is not on your working agenda. I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms. How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?
Philemon 1:8 - In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ’s ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn’t hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, but I’d rather make it a personal request.
Galatians 1:10 - Do you think I speak this strongly in order to manipulate crowds? Or court favor with God? Or get popular applause? If my goal was popularity, I wouldn’t bother being Christ’s slave. Know this—I am most emphatic here, friends—this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism. I didn’t receive it through the traditions, and I wasn’t taught it in some school. I got it straight from God, received the Message directly from Jesus Christ.

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交叉引用

The Message - Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
新标点和合本 - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
当代译本 - 我们不求得到你们或其他任何人的赞扬，
圣经新译本 - 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的，虽然有权利受人尊敬，但我们在你们中间却是谦和的，就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。
中文标准译本 - 无论向你们或向其他人，我们也都没有寻求从人来的荣耀。
现代标点和合本 - 我们做基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
和合本（拼音版） - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
New International Version - We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
New International Reader's Version - We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.
English Standard Version - Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
New Living Translation - As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
Christian Standard Bible - and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.
New American Standard Bible - nor did we seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ.
New King James Version - Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
Amplified Bible - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
American Standard Version - nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
King James Version - Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
New English Translation - nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
World English Bible - nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 我們作基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
當代譯本 - 我們不求得到你們或其他任何人的讚揚，
聖經新譯本 - 也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽。我們身為基督使徒的，雖然有權利受人尊敬，但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的，就像母親乳養自己的孩子。
呂振中譯本 - 我們做基督的使徒、雖能居於受人尊重之地位，卻不向人求榮耀，不向你們，也不向別人；不，我們在你們中間反而溫和柔順，如同乳母撫育自己的兒女一般。
中文標準譯本 - 無論向你們或向其他人，我們也都沒有尋求從人來的榮耀。
現代標點和合本 - 我們做基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，
文理和合譯本 - 雖為基督使徒、可令人崇敬、然未求榮於爾、亦未求榮於人、
文理委辦譯本 - 我為基督使徒、得以轄爾、但我不求譽於爾、亦不求譽於人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕為基督之使徒、雖可使人尊重、然未求榮於爾曹、或於他人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 我輩身充基督宗徒、不為不貴、然亦未嘗儼然自尊、求榮於爾、或求榮於人、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Tampoco hemos buscado honores de nadie; ni de ustedes ni de otros.
현대인의 성경 - 우리가 그리스도의 사도로서 우리의 권위를 내세울 수도 있었으나 우리는 여러분이든 여러분이 아니든 사람에게서 존경을 받으려고 하지 않았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous n’avons jamais cherché à être applaudis par les hommes, pas plus par vous que par d’autres,
リビングバイブル - また、私たちはキリストの使徒として、当然賞賛されてもいい権利を持っています。しかし、あなたがたからはもちろん、ほかのだれからも、そのような名誉を求めたことはありませんでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν, οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
Nova Versão Internacional - Nem buscamos reconhecimento humano, quer de vocês quer de outros.
Hoffnung für alle - Niemals wollten wir persönliches Ansehen gewinnen – weder bei euch noch bei anderen Leuten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cũng không cầu mong anh chị em hay mọi người khen ngợi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เราไม่ได้ใฝ่หาการยกย่องจากมนุษย์ไม่ว่าจากพวกท่านหรือใครอื่น ในฐานะอัครทูตของพระคริสต์เราอาจจะเป็นภาระแก่ท่านก็ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเราไม่ได้แสวงหาการเยินยอจากมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจากท่านหรือจากใครอื่นอีก ในฐานะที่พวกเราเป็นอัครทูตของพระคริสต์ เราจะร้องขอจากท่านก็ได้

2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
2 Corinthians 13:10 - I’m writing this to you now so that when I come I won’t have to say another word on the subject. The authority the Master gave me is for putting people together, not taking them apart. I want to get on with it, and not have to spend time on reprimands. * * *
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - What would be an adequate thanksgiving to offer God for all the joy we experience before him because of you? We do what we can, praying away, night and day, asking for the bonus of seeing your faces again and doing what we can to help when your faith falters.
1 Corinthians 12:14 - I want you to think about how all this makes you more significant, not less. A body isn’t just a single part blown up into something huge. It’s all the different-but-similar parts arranged and functioning together. If Foot said, “I’m not elegant like Hand, embellished with rings; I guess I don’t belong to this body,” would that make it so? If Ear said, “I’m not beautiful like Eye, transparent and expressive; I don’t deserve a place on the head,” would you want to remove it from the body? If the body was all eye, how could it hear? If all ear, how could it smell? As it is, we see that God has carefully placed each part of the body right where he wanted it.
1 Corinthians 9:12 - But we’re not going to start demanding now what we’ve always had a perfect right to. Our decision all along has been to put up with anything rather than to get in the way or detract from the Message of Christ. All I’m concerned with right now is that you not use our decision to take advantage of others, depriving them of what is rightly theirs. You know, don’t you, that it’s always been taken for granted that those who work in the Temple live off the proceeds of the Temple, and that those who offer sacrifices at the altar eat their meals from what has been sacrificed? Along the same lines, the Master directed that those who spread the Message be supported by those who believe the Message.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - Still, I want it made clear that I’ve never gotten anything out of this for myself, and that I’m not writing now to get something. I’d rather die than give anyone ammunition to discredit me or question my motives. If I proclaim the Message, it’s not to get something out of it for myself. I’m compelled to do it, and doomed if I don’t! If this was my own idea of just another way to make a living, I’d expect some pay. But since it’s not my idea but something solemnly entrusted to me, why would I expect to get paid? So am I getting anything out of it? Yes, as a matter of fact: the pleasure of proclaiming the Message at no cost to you. You don’t even have to pay my expenses!
Esther 1:4 - For six months he put on exhibit the huge wealth of his empire and its stunningly beautiful royal splendors. At the conclusion of the exhibit, the king threw a weeklong party for everyone living in Susa, the capital—important and unimportant alike. The party was in the garden courtyard of the king’s summer house. The courtyard was elaborately decorated with white and blue cotton curtains tied with linen and purple cords to silver rings on marble columns. Silver and gold couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones. Drinks were served in gold chalices, each chalice one-of-a-kind. The royal wine flowed freely—a generous king!
Proverbs 25:27 - It’s not smart to stuff yourself with sweets, nor is glory piled on glory good for you.
1 Timothy 5:17 - Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, “Don’t muzzle a working ox” and “A worker deserves his pay.”
1 Corinthians 9:1 - And don’t tell me that I have no authority to write like this. I’m perfectly free to do this—isn’t that obvious? Haven’t I been given a job to do? Wasn’t I commissioned to this work in a face-to-face meeting with Jesus, our Master? Aren’t you yourselves proof of the good work that I’ve done for the Master? Even if no one else admits the authority of my commission, you can’t deny it. Why, my work with you is living proof of my authority!
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn’t have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God’s Message to you. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren’t freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.
John 5:41 - “I’m not interested in crowd approval. And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God’s love, is not on your working agenda. I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms. How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?
Philemon 1:8 - In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ’s ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn’t hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, but I’d rather make it a personal request.
Galatians 1:10 - Do you think I speak this strongly in order to manipulate crowds? Or court favor with God? Or get popular applause? If my goal was popularity, I wouldn’t bother being Christ’s slave. Know this—I am most emphatic here, friends—this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism. I didn’t receive it through the traditions, and I wasn’t taught it in some school. I got it straight from God, received the Message directly from Jesus Christ.