1 Thessalonians 2:5, 7
1 Thessalonians 2:5 NLT
Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money!
1 Thessalonians 2:7 NLT
As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children.