1 Thessalonians 2:3
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For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
In other translations
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
Greek words
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