1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

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7 G235 But G1096 we were G2261 gentle G1722 in the midst G5216 of you, G302 G5613 as G5162 when a nurse G2282 cherisheth G1438 her G5043 own children:

8 G3779 even so, G2442 being affectionately desirous G5216 of you, G2106 we were well pleased G3330 to impart G5213 unto you, G3756 not G2098 the gospel G2316 of God G3440 only, G235 but G2532 also G1438 our own G5590 souls, G1360 because G1096 ye were G27 become very dear G2254 to us.

9 G1063 For G3421 ye remember, G80 brethren, G2257 our G2873 labor G2532 and G3449 travail: G1063 G2038 working G3571 night G2532 and G2250 day, G4314 that G1912 we might G3361 not G1912 burden G5100 any G5216 of you, G2784 we preached G1912 unto G5209 you G2098 the gospel G2316 of God.

10 G5210 Ye G3144 are witnesses, G2532 and G2316 God G5613 also, how G3743 holily G2532 and G1346 righteously G2532 and G274 unblameably G1096 we behaved ourselves G5213 toward you G3588 that G4100 believe:

11 G2509 as G1492 ye know G5613 how G1538 we dealt with each G1520 one G5216 of you, G5613 as G3962 a father G1438 with his G5043 own children, G3870 exhorting G2532 you, and G3888 encouraging G2532 you, and G3140 testifying,

12 G1519 to the end that G5209 ye G4043 should walk G516 worthily G2316 of God, G3588 who G2564 calleth G5209 you G1519 into G1438 his G932 own kingdom G2532 and G1391 glory.