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1 Thessalonians 2:7
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
English Standard Version
7 But we were (A)gentle[a] among you, (B)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants
1 Thessalonians 2:7
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 2:7
New International Version
7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(A)
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
1 Corinthians 4:14
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1 Corinthians 4:14
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14 I do not write these things (A)to make you ashamed, but to admonish you (B)as my beloved children.
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1 Corinthians 4:14
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1 Corinthians 4:14
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Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(A) but to warn you as my dear children.(B)
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