For the appeal we make does not spring from any delusion or from impure motives ??it does not work by cunning;

We never resorted to flattery (you know that), nor to any pretext for self-seeking (God is witness to that);

Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

So, unable to bear it any longer, I made up my mind to be left behind at Athens all alone;

Well then, unable to bear it any longer, I sent to find out about your faith, in case the Tempter had tempted you and our labour had been thrown away.