1 Thessalonians 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Thessalonians 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Thessalonians 2:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Thessalonians 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — World English Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God <FI>is<Fi> witness!)”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness,God [is] witness;”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — Darby Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither yet did we euer vse flattering wordes, as ye knowe, nor coloured couetousnes, God is recorde.”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:5 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 2
3 Porque nuestra exhortación no [fué] de error, ni de inmundicia, ni por engaño;
4 Sino según fuimos aprobados de Dios para que se nos encargase el evangelio, así hablamos; no como los que agradan á los hombres, sino á Dios, el cual prueba nuestros corazones.
5 Porque nunca fuimos lisonjeros en la palabra, como sabéis, ni tocados de avaricia; Dios es testigo;
6 Ni buscamos de los hombres gloria, ni de vosotros, ni de otros, aunque podíamos seros carga como apóstoles de Cristo.
7 Antes fuimos blandos entre vosotros como la que cría, que regala á sus hijos:
What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Mean?
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