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1 Thessalonians 2:17
New English Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:17
New English Translation
Forced Absence from Thessalonica
17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters,[a] for a short time (in presence, not in affection)[b] we became all the more fervent in our great desire[c] to see you in person.[d]
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 tn Grk “with great desire.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 tn Grk “to see your face.”
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