1 Thessalonians 2:7
“But wee were gentle among you, euen as a nurse cherisheth her children:”
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1 Thessalonians 2:7 Context
5For neither at any time vsed wee flattering wordes, as yee knowe, nor a cloke of couetousnesse, God is witnesse: 6Nor of men sought we glorie, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might haue beene burdensome, as the Apostles of Christ. 7But wee were gentle among you, euen as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to haue imparted vnto you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs. 9For yee remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for labourng night and day, because wee would not bee chargeable vnto any of you, wee preached vnto you the Gospel of God.
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Other Translations
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
- King James Version
But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing {mother} tenderly cares for her own children.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
- American Standard Version (1901)
But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:
- Basic English Bible
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
- Darby Bible
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
- Webster's Bible
On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
- Weymouth Bible
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
- World English Bible
nether of othere, whanne we, as Cristis apostlis, miyten haue be in charge to you. But we weren maad litle in the myddil of you, as if a nursche fostre hir sones;
- Wycliffe Bible
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing {mother} tenderly cares for her own children.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
- American Standard Version (1901)
But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:
- Basic English Bible
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
- Darby Bible
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
- Webster's Bible
On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
- Weymouth Bible
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
- World English Bible
nether of othere, whanne we, as Cristis apostlis, miyten haue be in charge to you. But we weren maad litle in the myddil of you, as if a nursche fostre hir sones;
- Wycliffe Bible
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Thessalonians 2:7
2:7 But we were gentle - Mild, tender. In the midst of you - Like a hen surrounded with her young. Even as a nurse cherisheth her own children - The offspring of her own womb.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Thessalonians 2:7
1Th 2:7 But we were gentle among you. Instead of throwing ourselves on our dignity as apostles.