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But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherishes her own children.
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A Mother's Tender Care
Commentators universally highlight the powerful image of a nursing mother cherishing 'her own children.' This wasn't just gentle behavior; it was a deep, sacrificial, and protective affection. Paul's team modeled a ministry rooted in the intimate, selfless love a mother has for her own child, providing warmth, nourishment, and protection.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But we were gentle among you, etc. Instead of using authority, we used only the most kind and gentle methods to win you and to promote you…
But we were gentle in the midst of you (αλλα εγενηθημεν νηπιο εν μεσω υμων). Note εγενηθημεν (became), not ημεθα (were). This rend…
19th Century
Anglican
Among you.—Rather, in the midst of you, making the gentleness still more marked. “Her,” in the Greek emphatically her…
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Not only was the godly concern of Paul and his helpers proved by their freedom from lower motives (vv.5–6), but also by their higher motives (vv.7–…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But we were gentle among you Meek and humble, mild and moderate; not using severity, or carrying it in a haughty imp…
Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is t…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Paul commended the Thessalonians for having received God’s word amid tribulations; now he praises them because they did not fall away a…
