1 Thessalonians 2:11

Even as ye know how, unto each one of you, we were as a father unto his own children, consoling you, and soothing, and calling to witness,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

In Context

10Ye, are witnesses—God also, how kindly and righteously and blamelessly, unto you who were believing, we were found to behave;

12To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,

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Cross References

Numbers 27:19and shalt cause him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly,—and shalt charge him before their eyes;

Deuteronomy 31:14Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Lo! thy days have drawn near that thou must die. Call Joshua and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may command him. So Moses went, with Joshua, and they took their station in the tent of meeting.

1 Chronicles 28:9Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,—If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

Psalms 34:11Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.

Proverbs 1:15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:8-13

The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and… Read the whole commentary →

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