1 Thessalonians 2:7

7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,

1 Thessalonians 2:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
ESV
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
NLT
7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children.
MSG
7 We weren't aloof with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children.
CSB
7 Although we could have been a burden as Christ's apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother nurtures her own children.

1 Thessalonians 2:7 In-Context

5 You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness.
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 Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,
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 but our lives as well.
9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts "were gentle"
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