Berean Study Bible
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

King James Bible
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

American Standard Version
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

Darby Bible Translation
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children:

English Revised Version
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

Young's Literal Translation
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,