{Exhortation} (parakl(8873)is). Persuasive discourse, calling
to one's side, for admonition, encouragement, or comfort. {Not of
error} (ouk ek plan(8873)). This word is same as plana(935c), to lead
astray ( 2Ti 3:13 ) like Latin _errare_. Passive idea of {error}
here rather than deceit. That is seen in {nor in guile} (oude en
dol(9369)) from del(935c), to catch with bait. Paul is keenly sensitive
against charges against the correctness of his message and the
purity of his life. {Nor of uncleanness} (oude ex akatharsias).
"This disclaimer, startling as it may seem, was not unneeded
amidst the impurities consecrated by the religions of the day"
(Lightfoot). There was no necessary connection in the popular
mind between religion and morals. The ecstatic initiations in
some of the popular religions were grossly sensual.