BRETHREN, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not in vain; but
though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi,
as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel
of God in the face of great opposition. For our appeal does not
spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile; but just as
we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we
speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we
never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed,
as God is witness; nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you
or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of
Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse taking care of her
children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share
with you not only the gospel of God but also our very own selves,
because you had become very dear to us.
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