1 Thessalonians 2:7

Updated: June 3, 2025
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But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G235} we were{G1096}{(G5675)} gentle{G2261} among{G1722}{G3319} you{G5216}, even as{G5613} a nurse{G5162} cherisheth{G302}{G2282}{(G5725)} her{G1438} children{G5043}:
KJV with Strongs
(7) But rather we became gentle in the middle of you, as perhaps a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
The F.O.G
[7] Instead, we were as gentle among you as a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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