1 Thessalonians 2:7-9

King James Version

⁷But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

⁸So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

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1 Thessalonians 2:7-9

New King James Version

⁷But ^(A)we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. ⁸So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased ^(B)to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also ^(C)our own lives, because you had become dear to us. ⁹For you remember, brethren, our ^(D)labor and toil; for laboring night and day, ^(E)that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

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1 Thessalonians 2:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷But we were ^(A)gentle^[a] among you, ^(B)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. ⁸So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God ^(C)but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

⁹For you remember, brothers, ^(D)our labor and toil: we ^(E)worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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