(A)but just as we have been approved by God to be (B)entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, (C)not intending to please people, but to please God, who [a](D)examines our hearts.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Or approves

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)

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12 (A)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [a]been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life which the Lord (C)has promised to those who (D)love Him.

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  1. James 1:12 Or passed the test

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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