1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Entrusted with the Gospel
2For you yourselves know, brothers, that our aentrance to you bwas not in vain, 2but after we had already suffered and been amistreated in bPhilippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God cto speak to you the dgospel of God amid much estruggle. 3For our aexhortation does not come from berror or cimpurity or 1by way of ddeceit; 4abut just as we have been approved by God to be bentrusted with the gospel, so we speak, cnot as pleasing men, but God who 1,dexamines our hearts. 5For we never came with a flattering word, as you know, nor with aa pretext for greed—bGod is witness— 6nor aseeking glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as bapostles of Christ we 1could have been a burden to you. 7But we 1proved to be 2,agentle 3among you, bas a nursing mother 4tenderly cares for her own children. 8In this way, having fond affection for you, we were pleased to aimpart to you not only the bgospel of God but also our own 1lives, because you had become beloved to us.
9For you remember, brothers, our alabor and hardship, how bworking night and day so as not to be a cburden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the dgospel of God. 10You are witnesses, and so is aGod, of bhow devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we 1behaved toward you 2believers; 11just as you know how we were aexhorting and encouraging and bbearing witness to each one of you as ca father would his own children, 12so that you would awalk in a manner worthy of the God who bcalls you into His own kingdom and cglory.