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1 Thessalonians 2:6-7

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6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
6 We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
7 Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,
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