Kehillah in Thessalonika I 2:5-7

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁵ Nor did we ever come with divrei chanuppah (words of flattery), as you know, nor with pretext for chamdanut (greed)‖Der Oybershter is mine eidus! (G-d is my witness!)

⁶ Nor seeking kavod from men, neither from you nor from others.

⁷ Even though we had the samchut [authority] to be able to throw our weight around as Shlichim (Emissaries) of Moshiach, yet we became anav (humble) and eidel (gentle) among you, as a nursing imma (mother) might take care of her own yeladim.