1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we were gentle among you,.... Meek and humble, mild and moderate; not using severity, or carrying it in a haughty imperious manner; assuming power and dominion, lording it over God's heritage, and…

But we were gentle among you - Instead of using authority, we used only the most kind and gentle methods to win you and to promote your peace and order. The word here rendered “nurse,” may mean any…

But we were gentle among you - Far from assuming the authority which we had, we acted towards you as a tender nurse or parent does to a delicate child. We fed, counselled, cherished, and bore with…

In these words the apostle reminds the Thessalonians of the manner of his conversation among them. And,

I. He mentions the gentleness of their behaviour: We were gentle among you, Th1 2:7. He showed…

But we were gentle among you Lit., and more graphically, in the midst of you (R. V.); also, were fount gentle same verb as in 1Th 2:1, and ch. 1Th 1:5 (shewed ourselves toward you, R. V.).

Instead of…