I Thessalonians 2:17
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Thessalonians 2:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
As for ourselves, friends, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time — though in body only, and not in spirit — made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong on us.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wir aber, Brüder, da wir für kurze Zeit von euch verwaist waren, dem Angesicht, nicht dem Herzen nach, haben wir uns um so mehr befleißigt, euer Angesicht zu sehen, mit großem Verlangen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas nosotros, hermanos, privados de vosotros por un poco de tiempo, de vista, no de corazón, tanto más procuramos con mucho deseo ver vuestro rostro.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém, irmãos, quando nos separamos de vós por algum tempo, em presença, não no coração, buscamos mais, com muito desejo, ver o vosso rosto;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nós, irmãos, separados de vós por um breve período, em presença, não em coração, estamos nos esforçando e com grande desejo de ver-vos novamente.
📖 I Thessalonians 2:17 in Context
15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
17But 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.
18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19For 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?
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