Verse 1

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 17:15 : 15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.
  • 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.
  • 1 Thess 2:17 : 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;
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
  • 2 Cor 2:13 : 13 I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.
  • 2 Cor 11:29-30 : 29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry? 30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
  • Jer 44:22 : 22 And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.