Using words of flattery (εν λογω κολακειας). Literally,

in speech of flattery or fawning . Old word, only …

For neither at any time used we flattering words.

The word here rendered "flattering"—kolakeia—occurs nowhere else in the …

At any time.—Not only during our stay in Thessalonica, but also not at other times in Thessalonica, nor anywhere else, as the next…

In the first of three denials, Paul calls his readers to verify his complete abstinence from any type of “flattery” (GK 3135)—the insidious practic…

For neither have we ever. It is not without good reason that he repeats this so frequently, so that the Thessalonians knew that what he st…

For neither at any time used we flattering words
To introduce them into the affections, and gain the esteem and good…

The apostle had no worldly design in his preaching. Suffering in a good cause should sharpen holy resolution. The gospel of Christ at first met wit…

Previously, Paul commended the The alonians for having received God’s word amid tribulations; now he praises them because they did not fall away as…