1 Thessalonians 2:11

As you know, how wee exhorted and comforted, and charged euery one of you, (as a father doeth his children,)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

just as you know how we {were} exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father {would} his own children,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

as ye know how we `dealt with' each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging `you', and testifying,
- American Standard Version (1901)

Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
- Basic English Bible

For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children-
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
- Darby Bible

As you know in what manner, entreating and comforting you, (as a father doth his children,)
- Douay-Rheims Bible

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,
- English Revised Version

As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Thessalonians 2:11

2:11 By exhorting, we are moved to do a thing willingly; by comforting, to do it joyfully; by charging, to do it carefully.