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1 Thessalonians 2:7
New Catholic Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:7
New Catholic Bible
7 As apostles of Christ, we could have imposed our will on you,[a] yet we were as gentle in our treatment of you as a mother nursing and caring for her own children.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 We could have imposed our will on you: another possible translation is: “we could have been a burden to you.” It was accepted among the early Christians that apostles are entitled to the support of the Churches (see 1 Cor 9:3-14; 2 Cor 11:7-11). Paul insisted on this right although he did not always make use of it.
