1 Corinthians 15:14-15
14And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ahe raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.1 Thessalonians 2:1-11
Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians
1For you yourselves know, brothers, ▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 14, 17
that our ccoming to you dwas not in vain. 2But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated eat Philippi, as you know, fwe had boldness in our God gto declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much hconflict. 3For iour appeal does not spring from jerror or kimpurity or lany attempt to deceive, 4but just as we have been approved by God mto be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not nto please man, but to please God owho tests our hearts. 5 pFor we never came with words of flattery, ▼▼Or with a flattering speech
as you know, nor with a pretext for greed— rGod is witness. 6 sNor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, tthough we could have made udemands as vapostles of Christ. 7But we were wgentle ▼▼Some manuscripts infants
among you, ylike a nursing mother taking care of her own children. 8So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God zbut also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. 9For you remember, brothers, aaour labor and toil: we abworked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. 10You are witnesses, and acGod also, adhow holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11For you know how, aelike a father with his children,
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