1 Thessalonians 2:3 meaning and explanation

For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.

1 Thessalonians 2:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is defending his ministry to the new believers in Thessalonica, reminding them how he and his companions had preached among them. Opponents apparently questioned the apostles' motives, so Paul insists that his appeal, the message he urged on them, did not come from deceit, from impure motives, or from trickery.

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