1Th 2:5 | JFB | STEP | 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."