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But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nurse nurtures her own children.
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
But we proved to be gentle among you. As a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children,
Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,
But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children.
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.