1 Thessalonians 2:17
Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour,—in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18Wherefore, we desired to come unto you—even, I, Paul, both once and again,—and, Satan, thwarted us.
Cross References
Genesis 45:28And Israel said, Enough! Joseph my son is, yet alive, I must go and see him before I die!
2 Samuel 13:39And the spirit of the king pined to go forth unto Absolom,—for he had consoled himself over Amnon, in that he was dead.
Psalms 63:1O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee,—My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land—dry, and weary for want of water,—
Acts 17:10But, the brethren, straightway, during the night, sent away both Paul and Silas unto Beroea, who, indeed, arriving, unto the synagogue of the Jews, went off;
Romans 15:23But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years,—
Philippians 1:22But, if living in flesh, [is Christ], this, unto me, is a fruit of work,—and, what I shall choose, I make not known:
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 →