the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit;
For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit;
We are not trying to change people's brand for selfish motives or personal gain. We didn't try to trick y'all like smooth talking horse traders.
For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:
For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;
For our exhortation didn't come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive.
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
For our exhortation is not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile.
For our preaching was not grounded on a delusion, nor prompted by mingled motives, nor was there fraud in it.
For our exhortation was not of deceite, nor of vncleannesse, nor in guile:
For our exhortation was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;
For oure exhortacion was not to brynge you to erroure ner yet to vnclennes, nether was it with gyle:
for our doctrine was free from all imposture, avarice, and fraud.
God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message. Be assured that when we speak to you we're not after crowd approval—only God approval. Since we've been put through that battery of tests, you're guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas. We never used words to butter you up. No one knows that better than you. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you.
For our appeal does not come from delusion or impure motives, nor [is it motivated] by deceit [our message is complete, accurate, and based on the truth—it does not change].
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile;
Oure exhortacion was not to brynge you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes nether was it with gyle:
For our exhortation [is] not of error, nor of impurity, nor in guile:
For our exhortation [was] not from deceit, nor from impurity, nor in guile;
for our exhortation [is] not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,
Our appeal does not come from lies or wrong reasons, nor were we trying to trick you.
For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit,
For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
We didn't have any hidden motives when we won you over, and we didn't try to fool or trick anyone.
For the appeal we make does not flow from error or from impure motives, neither do we try to trick people.
For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive,
For our exhortation was not by deceite, nor by vncleannes, nor by guile.
For our comfort did not spring from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor from enticing speech:
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
For our appeal does not spring from deceit, impure motives, or trickery.2 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 2 Peter 1:16;">[xr]
For our exhortation was not from deceit, nor from uncleanness, nor from guile;
For our exhortation proceeded not from deceit, nor from impurity, nor in guile:
For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.
So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
You remember what we said to you was true. We had no wrong desire in teaching you. We did not try to fool you.
For our exhortation [is] not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery,
For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,
For our exhortation was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deceit.
For our exhortation is not from error or from impurity or with deceit,
For our exhortation was not of deceit, neither of vncleannes, neither in guile:
When we encourage people to believe the Good News, it's not out of wrong motives. We are not trying to trick or fool anyone.
For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit;
Our appeal to you is not based on error or impure motives, nor do we try to trick anyone.
And oure exortacioun is not of errour, nether of vnclennesse, nether in gile,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Thessalonians 2:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:2, Numbers 16:15, 1 Samuel 12:3, Acts 20:33, Acts 20:34, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 7:2, 2 Corinthians 11:13, 2 Corinthians 12:16-18, 2 Peter 1:16
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 10:19 - But Jehu Job 33:3 - the Acts 20:2 - given Romans 12:8 - exhorteth Romans 12:9 - love 1 Corinthians 14:3 - exhortation 2 Corinthians 5:11 - but 2 Corinthians 5:13 - we be beside 2 Corinthians 6:4 - in all 1 Thessalonians 4:7 - uncleanness 1 Peter 2:1 - guile
Cross-References
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For our exhortation,.... Or "consolation"; for the ministry of the Gospel, which is here meant, consists of doctrines full of comfort to distressed minds, such as free justification by the righteousness of Christ, full pardon by his blood, and complete satisfaction by his sacrifice; as well as of exhortations to the exercise of grace and discharge of duty: and this was
not of deceit; or "error", was not "fallacious", as the Ethiopic version renders it; it consisted of nothing but truth, it was the word of truth, and the truth as it is in Jesus; nor did it proceed from any intention to deceive and impose on persons; it was no imposture:
nor of uncleanness; it did not spring from any impure affection for any sin, for popular applause, or worldly interest; nor did the ministers of it connive at uncleanness in others, or practise it themselves, as did the false teachers; but bore their testimony against it, both by word and example, and taught no doctrine that encouraged to it; but, on the contrary, the doctrine which is according to godliness, and which teaches men to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts:
nor in guile; as there was no deceitful design in the ministry of the word, nor anything impure and immoral in the matter of it; so there was no artifice used in the dispensing of it; it was plain and simple, without any colour and guile, without the hidden things of dishonesty, without craftiness and handling the word deceitfully; and this is a reason why the apostles preached it with so much freedom and boldness, because there was nothing false, impure, or artful in it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For our exhortation - That is, the exhortation to embrace the gospel. The word seems to be used here so as to include preaching in general. The sense is, that the means which they used to induce them to become Christians were not such as to delude them.
Was not of deceit - Was not founded on sophistry. The apostle means to say, that the Thessalonians knew that his manner of preaching was not such as was adopted by the advocates of error.
Nor of uncleanness - Not such as to lead to an impure life. It was such as to lead to holiness and purity. The apostle appeals to what they knew to be the tendency of his doctrine as an evidence that it was true. Most of the teaching of the pagan philosophers led to a life of licentiousness and corruption. The tendency of the gospel was just the reverse.Nor in guile - Not by the arts of deceit. There was no craftiness or trick, such as could not bear a severe scrutiny. No point was carried by art, cunning, or stratagem. Everything was done on the most honorable and fair principles. It is much when a man can say that he has never endeavored to accomplish anything by mere trick, craft, or cunning. Sagacity and shrewdness are always allowable in ministers as well as others; trick and cunning never. Yet stratagem often takes the place of sagacity, and trick is often miscalled shrewdness. Guile, craft, cunning. imply deception, and can never be reconciled with that entire honesty which a minister of the gospel, and all other Christians, ought to possess; see notes on 2 Corinthians 12:16; compare Psalms 32:2; Psalms 34:13; Joh 1:47; 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:22; Revelation 14:5.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Thessalonians 2:3. Our exhortation — The word ÏαÏακληÏÎ¹Ï has a very extensive meaning; it signifies not only exhortation and teaching in general, but also encouragement, consolation, and the like. When the apostles exhorted or admonished men, it was that they should turn from evil to good, from misery to happiness, from Satan to God, and from hell to heaven. Their exhortations having this object, every word was consolatory; and as the truth which they delivered was unquestionable, therefore their ministry was a subject of the highest encouragement and joy.
Not of deceit — We did not endeavour to allure you with false pretences; we did not deceive you, nor were we deceived ourselves.
Nor of uncleanness — Such as the teachings of the Gentile philosophers were; their supreme gods were celebrated for their adulteries, fornications, uncleannesses, thefts, barbarities, and profligacies of the most odious kind. Our Gospel was pure; came from the pure and holy God; was accompanied with the influences of the Holy Spirit, and produced purity both in the hearts and lives of all that received it.
Nor in guile — We had no false pretences, and were influenced by no sinister motives.
