1 Thessalonians 2:5 KJV
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
1 Thessalonians 2:3–7 KJV Chapter Context
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For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
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But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
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For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
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But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: