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7But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherishes her own children. 8Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 (WEB)
