Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 2:8 
Context2:8 with such affection for you 1 we were happy 2 to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:17
ContextForced Absence from Thessalonica
2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, 3 for a short time (in presence, not in affection) 4 we became all the more fervent in our great desire 5 to see you in person. 6
1 tn Grk “longing for you in this way.”
2 tn Or “we are happy.” This verb may be past or present tense, but the context favors the past.
3 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
4 tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”
5 tn Grk “with great desire.”
6 tn Grk “to see your face.”
