Verse 17

Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

Referenced Verses

  • Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
  • 1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For even though I am absent physically, I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present.
  • 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!
  • Rom 1:13 : 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.
  • Rom 15:23 : 23 But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you
  • Phil 1:22-26 : 22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far, 24 but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. 25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
  • 1 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith. 11 Now may God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.
  • Gen 31:30 : 30 Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”
  • Gen 45:28 : 28 Then Israel said,“Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
  • Gen 48:11 : 11 Israel said to Joseph,“I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
  • 2 Sam 13:39 : 39 The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 Elisha replied,“I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.
  • Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
  • Luke 22:15 : 15 And he said to them,“I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.