“For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Thessalonians 2 contains 20 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.