King James Version

1 Thessalonians 2:7

In 1 Thessalonians 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “maybe” (ἐὰν) before nursing mother here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe” (ἂν) before nursing mother here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenwe wereγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “we were”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.we wereἤπιοιēpioigentleἤπιος (ēpios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “gentle”, the subject formG2261placid, gentle, mild.This verse uses “gentle”.gentleἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youὡςhōseven asὡςconjunction — “even as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.even asἐὰνeancherishethἐάνconjunction — “cherisheth”G1437if.cherishethτροφὸςtrophosnursing motherτροφόςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “nursing mother”, the subject formG5162a nurse.θάλπῃthalpēto care forθάλπω (thalpō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to care for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2282(properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῆςheautēsherἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.herτέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “children”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.children

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ἂνancherishethἄνconditional particle — “cherisheth”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

Young’s Literal Translation

But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

World English Bible

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

Darby Translation

but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

Douay-Rheims

Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children:

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