1 Thessalonians 2:5-7

Tree of Life Version

⁵ For as you know and God is witness, we never came with a word of flattery or a motive of greed— ⁶ or seeking glory from people, whether from you or from others, ⁷ even though we could have thrown our weight around as emissaries of Messiah. Rather, we proved to be infants^[a] among you. Like a nursing mother^[b] cherishes her children,