1 Thessalonians 2:4
Douay-Rheims
But as we were approved by God that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who proveth our hearts.
Clement of Alexandria
But the perfect man, out of love, "beareth all things, endureth all things," "as not pleasing man, but God." Although praise follows him as a consequence, it is not for his own advantage, but for the imitation and benefit of those who praise him.
Source details
A.D. 215 · on 1Thess 2:4 (The Stromata Book 7)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.