For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –

They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.

Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,

What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,