WPNT(i)
5 Further, you well know that we never used words to flatter, or to disguise greed (God is witness),
6 or to seek glory from men (whether from you or from others) —as apostles of Christ we could have been ‘heavy’,
7 but we were gentle among you, like a nurse cherishing her own children.
8 Yearning over you in this way, we were well pleased to share with you not only the Gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become dear to us.
9 Surely you remember, brothers, our toil and exertion, because working night and day, so as not to burden any of you, we proclaimed the Gospel of God to you.
10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;