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1 Thessalonians 2:3-6

For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed – God is our witness. We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. (NIVUK)

When circumstances are difficult, some believers are tempted to think that they, or their leaders, are not in God's will. After preaching about the death and resurrection of Jesus (Acts 17:1-3), a rioting mob forced Paul and Silas to leave Thessalonica secretly by night. When they did not return (Acts 17:5-10), the new church in the city wondered if the apostle did not really care about them: perhaps he had come with selfish motives (like so many travelling philosophers at that time).