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23 lines
878 B
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# General Information:
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Paul tells the Thessalonian believers that his conduct was not based in flattery, greed, or self glory.
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# we never used words of flattery
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"we never spoke to you with false praise"
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# nor as an excuse to cover up greed
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The words "we use words" are understood from the previous phrase. Here "cover up" is a metaphor for keeping people from knowing something. AT: "nor did we use words to cover up greed" or "and we did not use words to hide an evil desire for your money" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# could have claimed privileges
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"could have insisted you give us money"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]] |