1Th 2:5 | NASB2020 | STEP | For we never came with flattering speech , as you know , nor with a pretext for greed -- God is our witness --

‏ 1 Thessalonians 2:5

5 For we never came ^{▼▼Lit in a word of flattery}with flattering speech, as you know, nor with ^ba pretext ^{▼▼I.e., to conceal greed}for greed-- ^dGod is our witness--