1Th 2:5 | JFB | e4.org | 5. used we flattering words —literally, "become (that is, have we been found) in (the use of) language of flattery"; the resource of those who try to "please men." as ye know —"Ye know" as to whether I flattered you; as to "covetousness," GOD , the Judge of the heart, alone can be "my witness." cloak of —that is, any specious guise under which I might cloak "covetousness."

‏ 1 Thessalonians 2:5

5. used we flattering words—literally, "become (that is, have we been found) in (the use of) language of flattery"; the resource of those who try to "please men."

as ye know—"Ye know" as to whether I flattered you; as to "covetousness," GOD, the Judge of the heart, alone can be "my witness."

cloak of—that is, any specious guise under which I might cloak "covetousness."