1 My friends, you know that our time with you wasn't wasted.
2 As you remember, we had been ill-treated and insulted at Philippi. But God gave us the courage to tell you the good news about him, even though many people caused us trouble.
3 We didn't have any hidden motives when we won you over, and we didn't try to fool or trick anyone.
4 God was pleased to trust us with his message. We didn't speak to please people, but to please God who knows our motives.
5 You also know that we didn't try to flatter anyone. God himself knows that what we did wasn't a cover-up for greed.
6 We were not trying to get you or anyone else to praise us.