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1 Thessalonians 2:7
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7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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1 Thessalonians 2:7
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7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.

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

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
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7 But we were (A)gentle[a] among you, (B)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
Christian Standard Bible

7 Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles,(A) instead we were gentle[a] among you, as a nurse[b] nurtures her own children.

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  1. 2:7 Many mss read infants
  2. 2:7 Or nursing mother
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
New American Standard Bible 1995

7 But we [a]proved to be [b](A)gentle [c]among you, (B)as a nursing mother [d]tenderly cares for her own children.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Or became gentle
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Three early mss read babes
  3. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Lit in the midst of you
  4. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Or cherishes
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