Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 2:17 
ContextForced Absence from Thessalonica
2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, 1 for a short time (in presence, not in affection) 2 we became all the more fervent in our great desire 3 to see you in person. 4
1 Thessalonians 4:6
Context4:6 In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, 5 because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, 6 as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
2 tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”
3 tn Grk “with great desire.”
4 tn Grk “to see your face.”
5 tn Grk “not to transgress against or defraud his brother in the matter,” continuing the sentence of vv. 3-5.
6 tn Grk “concerning all these things.”
