1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:6–7

⁶Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.^a

⁷On the contrary, we were gentle among you,^b like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Footnotes

a 2:6 Or although as apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you; SBL, NE, and WH include this phrase with verse 7.
b 2:7 WH and NA we were like young children among you

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nor	οὔτε	oute	Conjunction	G3777 and not, neither, nor
did we seek	ζητοῦντες	zētountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
praise	δόξαν	doxan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
from	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
anyone else	ἄλλων	allōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
apostles	ἀπόστολοι	apostoloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
we had authority	δυνάμενοι	dynamenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1410 I am powerful, am able
to demand	βάρει	barei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G922 a weight, burden

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the contrary	Ἀλλὰ	Alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we were	ἐγενήθημεν	egenēthēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
gentle	ἤπιοι	ēpioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3516 an infant, child, unlearned
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a nursing mother	τροφὸς	trophos	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5162 a nurse
caring for	θάλπῃ	thalpē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2282 I cherish, nourish
her	ἑαυτῆς	heautēs	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Thessalonians 2:6 Galatians 1:10 · John 5:44 · John 5:41 · Philemon 1:8–9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · 2 Corinthians 10:1–2 · Galatians 5:26 · 2 Corinthians 13:10 · 1 Timothy 5:17

1 Thessalonians 2:7 Isaiah 66:13 · 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · 1 Thessalonians 2:11 · Isaiah 49:23 · 2 Corinthians 10:1 · James 3:17 · Galatians 5:22–23 · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · Ezekiel 34:14–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.