1 Thessalonians 2:7
American King James Version (AKJV)
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
American Standard Version (ASV)
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And although we could have been a burden to you, as Apostles of Christ, instead we became like little ones in your midst, like a nurse cherishing her children.
Darby Bible (DBY)
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
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:
English Revised Version (ERV)
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Free Bible Version (FBV)
but instead we acted kindly among you, like a mother caring for her own children.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
King James Version (KJV)
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
But we were like little children among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
Webster Bible (Webster)
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
World English Bible (WEB)
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
But we were gentle amongst you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,