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You Know What Kind of Men We Were Among You When We Brought God’s Message To You

For you yourselves know our entrance to you, brothers— that it has not been[a] empty[b]. But having previously-suffered and been mistreated[c] in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak the good-news of God to you in a great conflict. For our exhortation[d] is not from[e] error, nor from impurity[f], nor in[g] deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:1 Or, proved-to-be, as in 1:5.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:1 Or, futile, in vain, without results on their part; or, without content on Paul’s part.
  3. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Or, treated in an arrogant manner.
  4. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 Or, appeal.
  5. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 That is, originating in.
  6. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 That is, impure motives; or, more narrowly, sexual immorality.
  7. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 That is, in connection with deceptive methods.

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