Jump to Previous Care Cares Caring Cherish Cherishes Cherisheth Children Contrary Gentle Little Midst Mother Nurse Nurses Nursing Ones Ourselves Proved Relations Showed TenderlyJump to Next Care Cares Caring Cherish Cherishes Cherisheth Children Contrary Gentle Little Midst Mother Nurse Nurses Nursing Ones Ourselves Proved Relations Showed TenderlyParallel Verses English Standard Version But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. New American Standard Bible But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. King James Bible But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: Holman Christian Standard Bible Although we could have been a burden as Christ's apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother nurtures her own children. International Standard Version even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children. NET Bible although we could have imposed our weight as apostles of Christ; instead we became little children among you. Like a nursing mother caring for her own children, Aramaic Bible in Plain English But we were meek among you, even as a nursemaid who cherishes her children. GOD'S WORD® Translation although as apostles of Christ we had the right to do this. Instead, we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children. King James 2000 Bible But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children: American King James Version But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children: American Standard Version But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children: Douay-Rheims 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: Darby Bible Translation but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children. English Revised Version But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children: Webster's Bible Translation But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: Weymouth New Testament On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children. World English Bible But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children. Young's Literal Translation But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children, Lexicon αλλ conjunctionalla  al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. εγενηθημεν verb - aorist passive deponent indicative - first person ginomai  ghin'-om-ahee: to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) ηπιοι adjective - nominative plural masculine epios  ay'-pee-os: affable, i.e. mild or kind -- gentle. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. μεσω adjective - dative singular neuter mesos  mes'-os: middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun) -- among, before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way. υμων personal pronoun - second person genitive plural humon  hoo-mone': of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves). ως adverb hos  hoce: which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows) αν particle an  an: denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty τροφος noun - nominative singular feminine trophos  trof-os': a nourisher, i.e. nurse -- nurse. θαλπη verb - present active subjunctive - third person singular thalpo  thal'-po: to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster -- cherish. τα definite article - accusative plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. εαυτης reflexive pronoun - third person genitive singular feminine heautou  heh-ow-too': him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc. τεκνα noun - accusative plural neuter teknon  tek'-non: a child (as produced) -- child, daughter, son. Multilingual 1 Thessaloniciens 2:7 French1 Tesalonicenses 2:7 Biblia Paralela 帖 撒 羅 尼 迦 前 書 2:7 Chinese Bible Links 1 Thessalonians 2:7 NIV • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 NLT • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 ESV • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 NASB • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Bible Apps • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Parallel • Bible Hub |