实际上,我们从来没有用过谄媚的话,这是你们知道的;也没有怀着贪婪的居心,这是神可以见证的[a] 无论向你们或向其他人,我们也都没有寻求从人来的荣耀。 我们身为基督的使徒,虽然可以加给你们重担,但是我们在你们当中成了温柔的[b],就像哺乳的母亲顾惜自己的儿女那样。

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  1. 帖撒罗尼迦前书 2:5 这是神可以见证的——原文直译“神就是见证者”。
  2. 帖撒罗尼迦前书 2:7 温柔的——有古抄本作“小孩子”。

You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(A)—God is our witness.(B) We were not looking for praise from people,(C) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(D) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(E) Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.

Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(F)

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle