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1Thess.2.7
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
1Thess.2.7
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.
1Thess.2.7
As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children.
1Thess.2.7
But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
1Thess.2.7
As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding and caring for her own children.