Verse 17

But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

Referenced Verses

  • Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.
  • 1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;
  • 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;
  • Rom 1:13 : 13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.
  • Rom 15:23 : 23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,
  • Phil 1:22-26 : 22 But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make. 23 I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better: 24 Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you. 25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith; 26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.
  • 1 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 Night and day requesting God again and again that we may see your face and make your faith complete. 11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you;
  • Gen 31:30 : 30 And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?
  • Gen 45:28 : 28 And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.
  • Gen 48:11 : 11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.
  • 2 Sam 13:39 : 39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?
  • Ps 63:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
  • Luke 22:15 : 15 And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.