Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
World English Bible (WEB)
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
Strong's King James
But{G235} we were{G1096}{(G5675)} gentle{G2261} among{G1722}{G3319} you{G5216}, even as{G5613} a nurse{G5162} cherisheth{G302}{G2282}{(G5725)} her{G1438} children{G5043}:
The F.O.G *
(7) But rather we became gentle in the middle of you, as perhaps a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
The F.O.G Message *
Young's Literal Translation
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,