Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 Thessalonians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 2:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 2:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 2:7 JFB -> Commentary on 2:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 2:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 2:7 PNT -> Commentary on 2:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 2:7 TSK -> Commentary on 2:7 TSK -> Entry for 2:7 WEN -> Notes on 2:7 NTB -> Gentleness; Love; Meekness; Minister, Christian; Nurse; Preaching TTT -> Children; Meekness; Ministers; Simplicity EBD -> Thessalonians, Epistles to the PWP -> Devotional using 2:7 2:7 - [In Context] We are apostles F5 of Christ. And so when we were with you, we could have used our authority to make you do things. But we were very gentle F6 with you. We were like a mother caring for her little children.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 2:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 2:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 2:8 JFB -> Commentary on 2:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 2:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 2:8 PNT -> Commentary on 2:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 2:8 TSK -> Commentary on 2:8 TSK -> Entry for 2:8 WEN -> Notes on 2:8 NTB -> Affections; Gospel; Love; Minister, Christian; Preaching; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Affections, The; Children; Gospel, The; Ministers EBD -> Thessalonians, Epistles to the SBD -> Macedonia PWP -> Devotional using 2:8 2:8 - [In Context] We loved you very much. So we were happy to share God's Good News F7 with you; but not only that--we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
FOOTNOTES: F5: apostles   The men Jesus chose to represent him in a special way. F6: But … gentle   Several Greek copies have: "But we became babies." F7: Good News   The news that God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and live with him forever.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; PWP - Praying With Paul; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.