2Cor 2:17, Gal 1:10, 1Th 2:4-5 | ESV | STEP | For we are not , like so many , peddlers of God’s word , but as men of sincerity , as commissioned by God , in the sight of God we speak in Christ .

2 Corinthians 2:17

17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

Galatians 1:10

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying ^ato please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a ^bservant ^{▼▼Or slave; Greek bondservant} of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:4-5

4 but just as we have been approved by God ^dto be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not ^eto please man, but to please God ^fwho tests our hearts. 5 ^gFor we never came with words of flattery, ^{▼▼Or with a flattering speech} as you know, nor with a pretext for greed— ⁱGod is witness.