1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

BSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense. ¹⁸ For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us. ¹⁹ After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? ²⁰ You are indeed our glory and our joy.