Paul’s Courage and Integrity in Ministry
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For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:
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but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict.
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For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
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but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts.
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For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;
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nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain