But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
GNV
1 Thessalonians 2:17
For asmuch, brethren, as we were kept from you for a season, concerning sight, but not in the heart, we enforced the more to see your face with great desire.
Parallel Translations
But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
Cross References
Colossians 2:51 Corinthians 5:31 Thessalonians 3:61 Thessalonians 3:10–11Romans 1:13Luke 22:15Psalms 63:1Romans 15:232 Samuel 13:39Genesis 48:112 Kings 5:26Genesis 45:28Acts 17:10Philippians 1:22–26Genesis 31:30
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