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1 Thessalonians 2:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Thessalonians 2:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,(A) 6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,(B) 7 though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle[a] among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.
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- 2.7 Other ancient authorities read infants
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