1 THESSALONIANS 2:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:”
For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, or with a cloak for greed — as God is witness — the explicit invocation of divine witness underscores the solemnity of the apostolic claim. Flattery (kolakeia) is the tool of the deceiver; it panders rather than prophesies. The 'cloak for greed' (prophasis pleonexias) is the religious garb worn by the greedy heart; Paul will not hide avarice in sanctity.
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