King James Bible - kjv
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
american standard version - asv
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
Douay-Rheims Bible - drb
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:
Darby Bible Translation -dbt
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
Webster Bible Translation - wbt
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
Young's Literal Translation - ylt
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
American King James Version - akjv
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
Weymouth New Testament - WNT
On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
English Revised Version - ERV
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
World English Bible - WEB
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.