New Living Translation
As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children.

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

Berean Study Bible
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

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

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

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