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For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

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But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

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For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

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But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

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For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

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Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

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But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

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Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

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For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

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You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith

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Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

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So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.