1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 no, we behaved gently when we were among you, like a nursing mother cherishing her own children,

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ no, we behaved gently when we were among you, like a nursing mother cherishing her own children, ⁸ fain, in our yearning affection for you, to impart not only the gospel of God to you but our very souls as well — you had so won our love. ⁹ Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you. ¹⁰ You are witnesses, and so is God, to our behaviour among you believers, how pious and upright and blameless it was, ¹¹ how (as you know) we treated each of you as a father treats his children, beseeching you, encouraging you, and charging you ¹² to lead a life worthy of the God who called you to his own realm and glory.