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1 Thessalonians 2:11The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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καθάπερ οἴδατε ὡς ἕνα ἕκαστον ὑμῶν ὡς πατὴρ τέκνα ἑαυτοῦ παρακαλοῦντες ὑμᾶς καὶ παραμυθούμενοι καὶ μαρτυρόμενοι,
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1 Thessalonians 2:11The Bible in Living English
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11 you know how it was,—animating each one of you as a father would his own children and comforting you and admonishing you
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1 Thessalonians 2:11American Standard Version
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11 as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,
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1 Thessalonians 2:11The Emphasized Bible
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11 Even as ye know how unto each one of you we were as a father unto his own children, Consoling you and soothing and calling to witness,—
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1 Thessalonians 2:11King James Version
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11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
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1 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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just as a father does his children: Paul here compares his role among the Thessalonians to that of a father who lovingly exhorts and consoles his children and teaches them vital truths. (Compare De 6:6, 7; Ps 78:5, 6.) This metaphor complements the one at 1Th 2:7, where Paul uses the comparison of a nursing mother. (See study note.) Both word pictures stress that Paul and his companions, though shepherds with God-given authority, sought to promote a loving, supportive, familylike atmosphere in the congregation.—Compare 1Ti 5:1, 2.
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