2 Corinthians 4:5

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For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

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  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness;
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.
  • 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all died: 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them and rose again.
  • Gal 5:13 : 13 For, brethren, you have been called to freedom; only do not use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
  • Phil 1:15 : 15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:
  • Phil 2:11 : 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • 1 Thess 2:5-6 : 5 For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: 6 Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
  • 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
  • 1 Pet 5:2-5 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away. 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  • 1 Cor 3:5-6 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through Him we live.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more. 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 To those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law. 22 To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. 23 And this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a partaker of it with you.
  • 1 Cor 10:33 : 33 Just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus cursed, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.
  • 2 Cor 1:19 : 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.
  • Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
  • Matt 20:25-27 : 25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 27 And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But do not be called Rabbi: for one is your Teacher, the Christ; and all you are brethren.
  • Luke 22:25-26 : 25 And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those who exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26 But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that serves.
  • John 1:21-23 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
  • John 3:27-31 : 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it is given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
  • John 7:18 : 18 He who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
  • John 13:14-15 : 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
  • Acts 2:36 : 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
  • Acts 3:12-13 : 12 And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? or why do you look so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus; whom you delivered, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
  • Acts 5:31 : 31 Him God has exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
  • Acts 8:9-9 : 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
  • Acts 10:25-26 : 25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
  • Acts 14:11-15 : 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Barnabas, Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the people. 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the people, crying out 15 And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,
  • Rom 14:8-9 : 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this reason Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
  • Rom 15:1-2 : 1 We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
  • Rom 15:17-18 : 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in what pertains to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,
  • 1 Cor 1:13-15 : 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

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