1 Thessalonians 2:5-7

Darby Translation

⁵ For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God [is] witness;

⁶ nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;

⁷ but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.