1 Thessalonians 2:18

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For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan hindered us.

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  • Rom 15:22 : 22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
  • Rom 1:13 : 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now), in order that I might have some fruit among you, just as I have among the other Gentiles.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  • Rev 12:9-9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.' 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.
  • Job 33:14 : 14 For God speaks in one way and in two, yet no one perceives it.
  • Zech 3:1-2 : 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, 'The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this man not like a burning stick snatched from the fire?'
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
  • 2 Cor 11:12-14 : 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about. 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
  • Phil 4:16 : 16 For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once to meet my needs.
  • Col 4:18 : 18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
  • 2 Thess 3:17 : 17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is the mark in every letter of mine; this is how I write.
  • 1 Cor 16:21 : 21 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

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    16They forbid us to speak to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath of God has come upon them fully.

    17But we, brothers and sisters, being separated from you for a short time—in person, not in heart—made every effort, with great longing, to see you face to face.

  • Rom 15:22-23
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    22This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

    23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,

  • 1 Thess 2:19
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    19For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when He comes? Is it not indeed you?

  • Rom 1:13
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    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now), in order that I might have some fruit among you, just as I have among the other Gentiles.

  • 2 Cor 2:11-12
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    11So that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

    12When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened for me in the Lord,

  • 1 Thess 3:4-7
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    4For indeed, when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and as you know.

    5For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor might have been in vain.

    6But now Timothy has come to us from you and has brought us good news about your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

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  • 1 Thess 2:1-2
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    1Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not without purpose.

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  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15With this confidence, I planned to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.

    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • 2 Thess 2:1-2
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    1Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

    2not to be quickly shaken in mind or disturbed, either by a spirit, a message, or a letter seeming to come from us, claiming that the day of the Lord has already come.

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    8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

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    12Now concerning our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not at all his desire to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.

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  • 1 Thess 2:8-9
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    8In the same way, being affectionately desirous of you, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become dear to us.

    9Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

  • 2 Thess 2:9
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    9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders,

  • Acts 19:30
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    30Paul wanted to go in before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.

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  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23I call God as my witness and stake my life on it: it was to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

  • 2 Cor 12:7
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    5Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

  • Gal 2:4-5
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    4This arose because of false brothers who were secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so they might bring us into bondage.

    5But we did not yield in submission to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

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    1One day, the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

  • Acts 21:12
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    12When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 16:6-7
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    6Paul and his companions traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia but were kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.

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  • Gal 5:7
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  • Acts 16:10
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    10After Paul saw the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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    9It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • Acts 15:36
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  • Phlm 1:13
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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel on your behalf.

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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  • 1 Thess 3:10
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    10Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith.

  • 2 Cor 9:3-4
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    3But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter might not be empty, so that you may be ready, just as I said.

    4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—not to mention you—in this confidence of boasting.

  • Rom 1:10-11
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    10always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

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    5For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

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    4They urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.