Acts 14:11-15
11And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, a“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12Barnabas they called bZeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13And the priest of cZeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and dwanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they etore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15“Men, fwhy are you doing these things? We also are men, gof like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that hyou should turn from these ivain things to ja living God, kwho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.Romans 15:17-18
17In Christ Jesus, then, I have lreason to be proud of mmy work for God. 18For I will not venture to speak of anything except nwhat Christ has accomplished through me oto bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,1 Corinthians 1:13-15
13 pIs Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you qbaptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except rCrispus and sGaius, 15so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name.1 Corinthians 1:23
23but we preach Christ tcrucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,1 Corinthians 3:5-6
5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? uServants through whom you believed, vas the Lord assigned to each. 6 wI planted, xApollos watered, ybut God gave the growth.1 Corinthians 10:33
33just as zI try to please everyone in everything I do, aanot seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.Philippians 1:15
15 abSome indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
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