(A)For we never came with words of flattery,[a] as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—(B)God is witness. (C)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, (D)though we could have made (E)demands as (F)apostles of Christ. But we were (G)gentle[b] among you, (H)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Or with a flattering speech
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants

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