ASV: But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
BBE: But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:
DBY: but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
KJV: But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
WEY: On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
WBS: But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
WEB: But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
YLT: But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
