“For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:”
King James Version (KJV)
2:5 Flattering words - This ye know. Nor a cloak of covetousness - Of this God is witness. He calls men to witness an open fact; God, the secret intentions of the heart. In a point of a mixed nature, #1Th 2:10|, he appeals both to God and man.
1Th 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words. He would have used these if he had sought to please men, but he told them plainly of their sins. Nor a cloke of covetousness. Nor did he have a covetous motive and conceal it by fair pretenses.