1 Thessalonians 2:3
NASB
1 Thes 2:3
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For our exhortation does not {come} from error or impurity or by way of deceit;
1 Thes 2:4
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but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts.
1 Thes 2:5
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For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness--
1 Thes 2:6
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nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we might have asserted our authority.
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