1 Thessalonians 2:10

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Summary

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

Witnesses

How

General references

Acts 24:16

Bible References

Witnesses

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.

And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

How

Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, Give no attention to their offering: not one of their asses have I taken, or done wrong to any of them.

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

General references

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.