Mat 22:16, Rom 15:1-2, 1Cor 10:33, Eph 6:6, Col 3:22, Jam 4:4 | ESV | STEP | And they sent their disciples to him , along with the Herodians , saying , Teacher , we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully , and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances .

n[See ver. 20 above]

Matthew 22:16

16 And they sent ^atheir disciples to him, along with ^bthe Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ^cwe know that you are true and teach ^dthe way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for ^eyou are not swayed by appearances. ^{▼▼Greek for you do not look at people’s faces}

Romans 15:1-2

The Example of Christ

1 ^gWe who are strong ^hhave an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 ⁱLet each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

1 Corinthians 10:33

33 just as ^jI try to please everyone in everything I do, ^knot seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

Ephesians 6:6

6 not by the way of eye-service, as ^lpeople-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Colossians 3:22

22 Bondservants, ^{▼▼Or Slaves; also 4:1 (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} obey ⁿin everything those who are your earthly masters, ^{▼▼Or your masters according to the flesh} not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

James 4:4

4 ^pYou adulterous people! ^{▼▼Greek You adulteresses!} Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? ^rTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.