New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

17But we, brethrenG80, having been takenG642 awayG642 from you for a 1shortG2540 G5610 whileG5610--2in 3personG4383, not in 4spiritG2588--were allG4053 the moreG4053 eagerG4704 with greatG4183 desireG1939 5to seeG3708 your faceG4383.

18 6For 7we wantedG2309 to comeG2064 to you--I, PaulG3972, 8 9moreG2532 G1364 thanG2532 onceG530--and yet 10SatanG4567 11hinderedG1465 us.

19For whoG5101 is our hopeG1680 orG2228 12joyG5479 orG2228 crownG4735 of exultationG2746? Is it not evenG2532 you, in the presenceG1715 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 at His 13 14comingG3952?

20For you are 15our gloryG1391 and joyG5479.

Notes

1. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit occasion of an hour ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
3. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit face ↩
4. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit heart ↩
5. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Thess 3:10 ↩
6. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Or Because ↩
7. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Rom 15:22 ↩
8. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Lit both once and twice ↩
9. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Phil 4:16 ↩
10. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Matt 4:10 ↩
11. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Rom 1:13; 15:22 ↩
12. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Phil 4:1 ↩
13. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Or presence ↩
14. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Matt 16:27; Mark 8:38; John 21:22; 1 Thess 3:13; 4:15; 5:23 ↩
15. 1 Thessalonians 2:20 2 Cor 1:14 ↩