1 Thessalonians 2:17

Forced Absence from Thessalonica

2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time (in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.


tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”

tn Grk “with great desire.”

tn Grk “to see your face.”