⁵ For ^(A)though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing ^[a]to see ^(B)your good order and the ^(C)steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Longing to See Them

¹⁷ But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time ^(A)in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.