1 Thessalonians 2:7

But wee were gentle among you, euen as a nurse cherisheth her children:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing {mother} tenderly cares for her own children.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
- American Standard Version (1901)

But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:
- Basic English Bible

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
- Darby Bible

Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children:
- Douay-Rheims Bible

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
- English Revised Version

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Thessalonians 2:7

2:7 But we were gentle - Mild, tender. In the midst of you - Like a hen surrounded with her young. Even as a nurse cherisheth her own children - The offspring of her own womb.