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1 Thessalonians 2:5-7
Lexham English Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 For never[a] did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God is witness), 6 nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others. 7 Although we could have insisted on our own importance[b][c] as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Literally “for neither ever”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Literally “being able to be with a claim of importance”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Here the participle (“being able”) is understood as concessive
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