New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
41but just as we have been approved by God to be 2entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, 3not as pleasing men, but God who 45examines our hearts.
5For we never came 6with flattering speech, as you know, nor with 7a pretext for greed--8God is witness--
6nor did we 9seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as 10apostles of Christ 11we might have 12asserted our authority.
Notes
- 1. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
- 2. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Gal 2:7 ↩
- 3. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Gal 1:10 ↩
- 4. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Or approves ↩
- 5. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Rom 8:27 ↩
- 6. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Lit in a word of flattery ↩
- 7. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Acts 20:33; 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
- 8. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Rom 1:9; 1 Thess 2:10 ↩
- 9. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 John 5:41, 44; 2 Cor 4:5 ↩
- 10. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 1 Cor 9:1f ↩
- 11. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Lit being able to ↩
- 12. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or be burdensome ↩
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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