2 Corinthians 6:3

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We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

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  • Rom 14:13 : 13 Therefore, let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
  • 1 Cor 9:12 : 12 If others have this right to receive from you, shouldn’t we have it even more? But we have not used this right. Instead, we endure all things so that we will not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
  • Matt 17:27 : 27 But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.
  • Matt 18:6 : 6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  • 1 Cor 9:22 : 22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some.
  • 1 Cor 10:23-24 : 23 Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything builds up. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
  • 1 Cor 10:32-33 : 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the church of God. 33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
  • 2 Cor 8:20 : 20 We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.
  • 1 Cor 8:9-9 : 9 But be careful that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak. 10 For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, eating in an idol's temple, won’t their weak conscience be emboldened to eat food sacrificed to idols? 11 So the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

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    31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

    32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the church of God.

    33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.

  • 2 Cor 6:4
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    4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

  • 2 Cor 8:20-21
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    20 We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.

    21 For we are taking every precaution to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of people.

  • 1 Thess 2:3-6
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    3 For our appeal does not come from error, impurity, or deception.

    4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.

    5 For we never used words of flattery, as you know, nor did we put forth a pretext for greed—God is our witness.

    6 We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others.

  • Titus 2:7-10
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    7 In all things, present yourself as an example of good works, with integrity, dignity, and incorruptibility in your teaching.

    8 Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

    9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

    10 They must not pilfer but must demonstrate complete faithfulness, so that they may make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16 Therefore, do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.

  • 2 Cor 4:1-2
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    1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart.

    2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

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    2 Speak evil of no one, avoid quarrels, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy to everyone.

  • Eph 6:6-7
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    6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

    7 Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • Phil 1:10
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    10 So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8 We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you.

    9 It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2 Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, corrupted no one, and exploited no one.

  • Phil 2:15
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    15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

  • Matt 11:6
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    6 Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me."

  • John 16:1
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    1 I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

  • 1 Tim 6:14
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    14 Keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    13 Therefore, let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 10:16
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    16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast in work already done in another person's area.

  • Titus 1:7
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    7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

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    6 For if I desire to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone think more of me than what they see in me or hear from me.

  • 2 Cor 13:7
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    7 We pray to God that you may not do anything wrong—not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is right, even if we may seem to have failed.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

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  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7 Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

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    16 Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

  • 1 Thess 4:6
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    6 And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.

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    19 Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking before God in Christ, and all these things, beloved, are for your edification.

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    2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.

  • Rom 14:20-21
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    20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.

    21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother or sister to stumble, to be offended, or to be weakened.

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    16 In this, I strive to always keep my conscience clear before God and people.

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    12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

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    7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;

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    7 Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?