10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

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I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

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Thanksgiving

I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)

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For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

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We are glad whenever we are weak(A) but you are strong;(B) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(C)

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24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

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24 Not that we lord it over(A) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(B)

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10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

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10 in my prayers at all times;(A) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(B) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(C)

11 I long to see you(D) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift(E) to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

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11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

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11 Now may our God and Father(A) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.

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22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

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22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be(A) restored to you in answer to your prayers.(B)

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17 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.

18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

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Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

17 But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought),(A) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.(B) 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan(C) blocked our way.(D)

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12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

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12 Epaphras,(A) who is one of you(B) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,(C) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature(D) and fully assured.

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28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

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28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(A) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(B) so that we may present everyone fully mature(C) in Christ.

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25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

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25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

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15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

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15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you(A) first so that you might benefit twice.(B)

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