Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:6-7

6Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.1

7On the contrary, we were gentle among you,2 like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Notes

1. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or although as apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you; SBL, NE, and WH include this phrase with verse 7. ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 WH and NA we were like young children among you ↩