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1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
New International Version
7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(A) 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God(B) but our lives as well.(C)
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
King James Version
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
King James Version
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
8 So 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.
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