1 Thessalonians 2:10

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

Paul did not imply by this that his conduct toward unbelievers was any different, but that the focus of his godly living was to set a righteous example in the presence of believers. Besides that, as Moffatt noted, "Paul had met other people at Thessalonica, but only the Christians could properly judge his real character."[20]