1 Thessalonians 2:17

World English Bible (2000)

But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

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  • Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
  • 1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For I most certainly, as being absent in body but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has done this thing.
  • 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
  • Rom 1:13 : 13 Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
  • Rom 15:23 : 23 but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
  • Phil 1:22-26 : 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose. 23 But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25 Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
  • 1 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;
  • Gen 31:30 : 30 Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father's house, but why have you stolen my gods?"
  • Gen 45:28 : 28 Israel said, "It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."
  • Gen 48:11 : 11 Israel said to Joseph, "I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also."
  • 2 Sam 13:39 : 39 [the soul of] king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 He said to him, "Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
  • Ps 63:1 : 1 God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
  • Luke 22:15 : 15 He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

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    7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

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    9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:18-19
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    18 because we wanted to come to you--indeed, I, Paul, once and again--but Satan hindered us.

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    5 For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

    6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

    7 for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

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    22 Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,

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    16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

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    1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't in vain,

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    15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;

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    8 For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

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