New International Version (NIV)
7Instead, we were like young children2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,
1 Thessalonians 2:7
1 Thessalonians 2:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7But we 2:7 Or became gentleproved to be 2:7 Three early mss infantsgentle 2:7 Lit in the midst of youamong you. As a nursing mother 2:7 Or cherishestenderly cares for her own children,
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7But we proved to be Three early mss read babesgentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7On the contrary, we were gentle among you,2:7 WH and NA we were like young children among you like a nursing mother caring for her children.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7Instead, we were like young children when we were with you.
As a mother feeds and cares for her little children,