1 Thessalonians 2:7
But we became gentle in your midst,—as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 33:13And he said unto him, My lord, is taking note, that, the children are tender,—and the flocks and the herds are giving suck with me,—and, should I overdrive them a single day, then would all the flocks die.
Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry [them],—Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
Isaiah 66:13As one whom, his mother, consoleth, So, will, I, console you, And in Jerusalem, shall ye be consoled.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me,—because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls;
Acts 13:18And, for the time of about forty years, bare with their manners in the desert;
1 Corinthians 9:22I became, unto the weak, weak,—that, the weak, I might win;—to all men, have I become all things, that, by all means, some, I might save.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:2-7
The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: 2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our… Read the whole commentary →