1 Thessalonians 2:7

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Thessalonians 2:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

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KJV

King James Version

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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WEB

World English Bible

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But we were gentle in your⁺ midst, as a nursing mother should cherish her own children.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Thessalonians 2

⁵ As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

⁶ Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

⁷ On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

⁸ We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.

⁹ Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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