1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:1 But we, brethren, have been deprived of your affection for a little while, yet only in presence and not in heart, so we have with great love vigorously endeavored to see your faces.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ But we, brethren, have been deprived of your affection for a little while, yet only in presence and not in heart, so we have with great love vigorously endeavored to see your faces. ¹⁸ And we have wanted to come to you; I, Paul, tried several times but Satan hindered me. ¹⁹ For what is our hope, our joy, or crown of our glorying? Is it not you in the presence of our LORD Jesus when he comes? ²⁰ For you are our glory and our joy. ³ ¹ AND because we could no longer with stand these obstacles, we decided to remain at Athens alone;