1 Thessalonians 2:11
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
In other versions
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,
ASV
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
BBE
as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
DBY
As you know how we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
WEB
even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,
YLT
As all of you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,
ENG
As ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
WBT
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
BSB
In context
9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.