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1 Thessalonians 2:10

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers.

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Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Pay no attention to their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any one of them.”

And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

Therefore I declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,

Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.

Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.

And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus (blessed be he forever!) knows that I do not lie.

We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences.

Make room in your hearts for us; we have wronged no one; we have corrupted no one; we have taken advantage of no one.

because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake.

As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not irresponsible when we were with you,

Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.




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