You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(A)—God is our witness.(B)

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For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

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(A)For we never came with words of flattery,[a] as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—(B)God is witness.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Or with a flattering speech

As you know, we never praised you if we didn’t mean it. We didn’t put on a mask to cover up any sinful desire. God is our witness that this is true.

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