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) You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(D)—God is our witness.(E) 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) Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.

Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle

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