1 Thessalonians 2:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶ nor did we ^(A)seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though ^[a]we could have ^[b]asserted our authority as ^(B)apostles of Christ. ⁷ But we ^[c]proved to be ^[d](C)gentle ^[e]among you. ^(D)As a nursing mother ^[f]tenderly cares for her own children, ⁸ in the same way we had a fond affection for you and were delighted to ^(E)share with you not only the ^(F)gospel of God, but also our own ^[g]lives, because you had become ^[h]very dear to us.