1 Thessalonians 2:7
Amplified Bible
7 But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
New International Version
7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(A)
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
The Message
6-8 Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
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