For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Jamais, en effet, nous n'avons usé de paroles flatteuses, comme vous le savez; jamais nous n'avons eu la cupidité pour mobile, Dieu en est témoin.
KJV
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:
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Fragmenta in epistulam I ad Thessalonicenses
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Thomas Aquinas
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