But we don't want to offend these people. So go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes."

Meanwhile, the official who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, "All the other prophets have prophesied success for the king, and you had better do the same."

But Micaiah answered, "By the living LORD I promise that I will say what he tells me to!"

Live in such a way as to cause no trouble either to Jews or Gentiles or to the church of God.

Just do as I do; I try to please everyone in all that I do, not thinking of my own good, but of the good of all, so that they might be saved.

We do not want anyone to find fault with our work, so we try not to put obstacles in anyone's way.

but in order to keep the truth of the gospel safe for you, we did not give in to them for a minute.

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.