Verse List for 1 TH 2:7

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OET (OET-RV) even though we could request support as ambassadors of Messiah. But we became unsophisticated among you, just like children, or like a breast-feeding mother who cherishes her own children.

OET-LV being _able in burden to _be, as of_chosen _one /messiah ambassadors.
But we _were _become infants in the_midst of _you _all, as if a_nursing _mother may _be _cherishing the of _herself children.

ULT being able to be a burden as apostles of Christ; but we became little children[fn] in the midst of you, as if a mother might comfort her own children.

UST Since the Messiah sent us to represent him, we could have required you to obey us and give us whatever we wanted. However, when we were with you, we acted as gentle as babies. We were like mothers who lovingly take care of their children.

BSB On the contrary, we were gentle among you,[fn] like a nursing mother caring for her children.

MSB On the contrary, we were gentle among you,[fn] like a nursing [mother] caring for her children.

BLB But we were gentle in your midst, as a nursing mother would cherish her own children.

AICNT though we could have been a burden as apostles of Christ, but we became {infants}[fn] among you. Just as a nurse cherishes her own children.

OEB But we lived among you with the simplicity of a child; we were like a woman nursing her own children.

WEBBE & WMBB But we were gentle amongst you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

NET 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,

LSV But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may nurture her own children,

FBV but instead we acted kindly among you, like a mother caring for her own children.

TCNT Instead, we were [fn]gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

T4T although we could have demanded that you should honor/respect us, because we are apostles who represent (OR, speak for) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother gently takes care of her own children [SIM].

LEB _⌊Although we could have insisted on our own importance_⌋[fn][fn] as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

BBE But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

Moff no, we behaved gently when we were among you, like a nursing mother cherishing her own children,

Wymth On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.

ASV But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

DRA 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:

YLT But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

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

RV But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

SLT But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse should cherish her children:

Wbstr But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

KJB-1769 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

KJB-1611 But wee were gentle among you, euen as a nurse cherisheth her children:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps When we myght haue ben in auctoritie, as the Apostles of Christe, but we were tender among you, euen as a nource cherissheth her chyldren,
(When we might have been in authority, as the Apostles of Christ, but we were tender among you, even as a nource cherissheth her children,)

Gnva But we were gentle among you, euen as a nource cherisheth her children.
(But we were gentle among you, even as a nource cherisheth her children.)

Cvdl but we were tender amonge you. Like as a norsse cherisheth hir children,
(but we were tender among you. Like as a norsse cherisheth her children,)

TNT but we were tender amonge you even as a norsse cheressheth her children
(but we were tender among you even as a norsse cheressheth her children)

Wycl nether of othere, whanne we, as Cristis apostlis, miyten haue be in charge to you. But we weren maad litle in the myddil of you, as if a nursche fostre hir sones;
(neither of other, when we, as Christs apostles, might have be in charge to you. But we were made little in the middle of you, as if a nursche fostre her sons;)

Luth Hätten euch auch mögen schwer sein als Christi Apostel; sondern wir sind mütterlich gewesen bei euch, gleichwie eine Amme ihrer Kinder pfleget.
(Hätten you also may difficult/heavy be as of_Christ apostles; rather we/us are mütterlich been at/in you, same_as a/one (wet)-nurse(n) of_their/her children maintains.)

ClVg Cum possemus vobis oneri esse ut Christi apostoli: sed facti sumus parvuli in medio vestrum, tamquam si nutrix foveat filios suos.[fn]
(Since I_couldus to_you(pl) oneri to_be as of_Christ apostles: but made we_are little_ones in/into/on in_the_middle of_you, as_if when/but_if wet-nurse/suckling/breasts foveat children his_own.)

SR-GNT δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι, ὡς ˚Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι. Ἀλλὰ ἐγενήθημεν νήπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα. ‡

UGNT δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι, ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι. ἀλλὰ ἐγενήθημεν νήπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα.

SBL-GNT δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι· ἀλλὰ ἐγενήθημεν ⸀ἤπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, ὡς ⸀ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα·

RP-GNT ἀλλ' ἐγενήθημεν ἤπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν ὡς ἂν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα·

TC-GNT [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ἐγενήθημεν [fn]ἤπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν ὡς [fn]ἂν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα·

Verse List for 1 TH 2:7

Verse List for 1 TH 2:7