1 Thessalonians 2:3

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1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

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For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed -- God is our witness --

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, "Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!"

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing.

For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.