 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 sidor
...things, not seeking mineown profit. — 1 Cor. x. 32, 33. Charity thinketh no evil. — 1 Cor. xiii. 5. Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.— 2 Cor. viii. 21. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others,... | |
 | William Lothian - 1828 - 580 sidor
...be fair and honourable. 21. " Providingfor honest-things (premeditating things comely—M'Knig/U,) not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men." Thia was a favourite rule with the Apostle, (Rom. xii. 17.) Accordingly, he had thought proper to select... | |
 | 1829 - 396 sidor
...upon his conduct. In the same spirit are the following exhortations of the apostle Paul. " Provide for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.'" This last is a very remarkable injunction, and goes the whole length of the principle which I am laboring... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 sidor
...this, that no man 20 should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us : provid- 21 ing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have 22 oftentimes proved diligent in many things,... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - 1829 - 444 sidor
...mind : 20 Avoiding this, that no man should hlame us in this ahundance which is administered hy us : d 21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, hut also in the sight of men. 22 And we have sent with them our hrother, whom we have oftentimes proved... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1830 - 364 sidor
...mind ; x» avoiding this, thai no man should blame us in this abundance, which is administered by us ; providing for honest things not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men." Mentioning again his favourite employment, he writes to a distant church : " Now I go unto Jerusalem... | |
 | John Miller - 1830 - 544 sidor
...serving Christ, as shall be both " acceptable to God, and approved of menk;" and bidding us " provide for honest things, not only " in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight " of men1:" and again, enjoining us to " think of " whatsoever things are honest, just, and lovely ; " whatsoever... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 358 sidor
...no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us ; providing for things honest, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men ; ' ie not resting in the consciousness of our own integrity, but, in such a subject, careful also... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 722 sidor
...dispensing alms, as to avoid that any man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us ; providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of men. The words do imply a precept of very large extent, and touching a great part of... | |
 | 1831 - 812 sidor
...sakes? v. 9. If so, and this seems the most probable construction, then v. 21, "Providing things honest not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men," refers of course to the same Lord. 8. 2 Cor. 10: 17, 18, "He that glorieth, let him glory w xvQioi... | |
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Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 
