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For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our reception among you was not in vain,

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

but after we had already suffered and been treated abusively in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit;

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not intending to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

nor did we seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ.

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

But we proved to be gentle among you. As a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children,

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

in the same way we had a fond affection for you and were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our labor and hardship: it was by working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, that we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly and rightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers;

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.