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1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
New American Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 (A)but just as we have been approved by God to be (B)entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, (C)not intending to please people, but to please God, who [a](D)examines our hearts. 5 For we never came [b]with flattering speech, as you know, nor with (E)a pretext [c]for greed—(F)God is our witness— 6 nor did we (G)seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though [d]we could have [e]asserted our authority as (H)apostles of Christ.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Or approves
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Lit in a word of flattery
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 I.e., to conceal greed
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Lit being able to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or been burdensome as
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
New International Version
4 On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C) 5 You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(D)—God is our witness.(E) 6 We were not looking for praise from people,(F) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(G) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(H)
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