17But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;


In Context

14 For ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,

15 who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and are against all men,

16 forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

17 But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

18 wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

1 Thessalonians 2:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But, brothers, when we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17But 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,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour — in presence, not in heart — did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But we, brothers, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.