rsv 1Thessalonians:2:7-12
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:7 @ But we were gentle among you, like a nurse taking care of her children.
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:8 @ So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:9 @ For you remember our labor and toil, brethren; we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you, while we preached to you the gospel of God.
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:10 @ You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our behavior to you believers;
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:11 @ for you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you
rsv@1Thessalonians:2:12 @ to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.