1 Thessalonians 2:7
even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.
Isaiah 49:23
"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.
Genesis 33:13-14
"Sir, you know that the children are frail," Jacob suggested, "and the ewes and cows with me are still nursing their young. If they're driven even for a day, the entire flock will die.
Numbers 11:12
Did I conceive this people or give birth to them, so that you would tell me to carry them near my heart like a wet nurse carries a suckling baby to the land that you promised to their forefathers?
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."
Isaiah 66:13
Like a child whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 34:14-16
I'll feed them in excellent pastures, and even the very heights of Israel's mountains will serve as verdant pastures for them in which they'll rest and feed yes, even on the fertile mountains of Israel!
Matthew 11:29-30
Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,
John 21:15-17
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter told him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."
Acts 13:18
After he had put up with them for 40 years in the wilderness,
1 Corinthians 2:3
It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of the Messiah I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away!
2 Corinthians 13:4
Though he was crucified in weakness, he lives by God's power. We are weak with him, but by God's power we will live for you.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
2 Timothy 2:24-25
A servant of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, willing to suffer wrong,
James 3:17
However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.