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1 Thessalonians 2:5
Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform · Berean Standard Bible
Οὔτε γάρ ποτε ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν, καθὼς οἴδατε, οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας· θεὸς μάρτυς·
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!