1 Thessalonians 2:1-6

Entrusted with the Gospel

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our ^aentrance to you ^bwas not in vain, 2 but after we had already suffered and been ^amistreated in ^bPhilippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God ^cto speak to you the ^dgospel of God amid much ^estruggle. 3 For our ^aexhortation does not come from ^berror or ^cimpurity or ¹by way of ^ddeceit; 4 ^abut just as we have been approved by God to be ^bentrusted with the gospel, so we speak, ^cnot as pleasing men, but God who ¹^dexamines our hearts. 5 For we never came with a flattering word, as you know, nor with ^aa pretext for greed—^bGod is witness— 6 nor ^aseeking glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as ^bapostles of Christ we ¹could have been a burden to you.