1 Thessalonians 2:17 Cross References - WNT

¹⁷ But we, brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to see you face to face.

¹⁵ He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

¹⁰ The brethren at once sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea, and they, on their arrival, went to the synagogue of the Jews.

¹³ And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.

²³ But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,

³ I for my part, present with you in spirit although absent in body, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has so acted.

²² But since to live means a longer stay on earth, that implies more labour for me--and not unsuccessful labour; and which I am to choose I cannot tell. ²³ I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better. ²⁴ But for your sakes it is more important that I should still remain in the body. ²⁵ I am convinced of this, and I know that I shall remain, and shall go on working side by side with you all, to promote your progress and joy in the faith; ²⁶ so that, as Christians, you may have additional reason for glorying about me as the result of my being with you again.

⁵ For although, as you say, I am absent from you in body, yet in spirit I am present with you and am delighted to witness your good discipline and the solid front presented by your faith in Christ.

⁶ But now that Timothy has recently come back to us from you, and has brought us the happy tidings of your faith and love, and has told us how you still cherish a constant and affectionate recollection of us, and are longing to see us as we also long to see you--

¹⁰ while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith? ¹¹ But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus--guide us on our way to you;