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

But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

καιτοι δυναμενοι να διδωμεν βαρος ως αποστολοι του Χριστου, αλλ' εσταθημεν γλυκεις εν τω μεσω υμων, καθως η τροφος περιθαλπει τα εαυτης τεκνα·

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

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