1 Thessalonians 2:18
Wherefore we purposed to come to you, that is, I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
In Context
Cross References
Job 33:14For God speaketh once, Yea, twice, when man regardeth it not.
Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Romans 15:22For which cause also, for the most part, I have been hindered from coming to you.
2 Corinthians 11:12But what I do, that I will continue to do, that I may cut off occasion from those who wish for an occasion, in order that in the matter of which they boast they may be found even as we.
Colossians 4:18The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Philemon 1:9yet for love's sake I beseech thee rather; being such a one as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus,
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:18-20
Effects of the Christian Ministry. ( a. d. 51.) 17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy. In these words the apostle apologizes for his absence. Here… Read the whole commentary →