1 Thessalonians 2:17
And we, brothers, having been taken from you for the space of an hour—in presence, not in heart—hurried more abundantly to see your face in much desire;
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Genesis 45:28and Israel says, “Enough! My son Joseph [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.”
2 Samuel 13:39and King David determines to go out to Absalom, for he has been comforted for Amnon, for [he is] dead.
Psalms 63:1A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You, || My soul has thirsted for You, || My flesh has longed for You, || In a dry and weary land, without waters.
Acts 17:10And the brothers immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went into the synagogue of the Jews;
Romans 15:23and now, no longer having place in these parts, and having a longing to come to you for many years,
Philippians 1:22And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what will I choose? I do not know;
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:14-17
Effects of the Christian Ministry. ( a. d. 51.) 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord… Read the whole commentary →