1 Thessalonians 2:5-7

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁵ Indeed, as you know, we never at any time used flattering speech, nor did we act with greed as a motive. God is our witness. ⁶ Also, we did not seek the praise of people (neither yours nor anyone else’s), ⁷ even though we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles. On the contrary, we were gentle^[a] among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.