Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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Recalling your tears,(A) I long to see you,(B) so that I may be filled with joy.

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Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

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Personal Remarks

Do your best to come to me quickly,(A)

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21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

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21 Do your best to get here before winter.(A) Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:21 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

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.

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

20 For ye are our glory and joy.

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

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) 19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown(E) in which we will glory(F) in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes?(G) Is it not you? 20 Indeed, you are our glory(H) and joy.

So when we could stand it no longer,(I) we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.(J)

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(A) There will be no more death’[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8

17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(A)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a](B)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

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We write this(A) to make our[a] joy complete.(B)

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  1. 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your

26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

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26 For he longs for all of you(A) and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

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30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(A) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(B) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(C) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(D) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(E) there, 32 so that I may come to you(F) with joy, by God’s will,(G) and in your company be refreshed.(H)

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

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11 I long to see you(A) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift(B) to make you strong—

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37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

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37 They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.(A) 38 What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again.(B) Then they accompanied him to the ship.(C)

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31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(A) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(B)

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