For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.

to defraud a person in a lawsuit – the Lord does not approve of such things!

This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.

and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

“I do not accept praise from people,

The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

So you testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed the prophets and you build their tombs!

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’

Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

When Moses heard this explanation, he was satisfied.

Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.