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1 Thessalonians 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Thessalonians 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 although we were able to impose our weight as apostles of Christ. Rather, we were gentle[a] among you, as a nursing mother cares for her children.
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- 2:7 Gentle: many excellent manuscripts read “infants” (nēpioi), but “gentle” (ēpioi) better suits the context here.
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