Galatians 4:20
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20 I wish I were present with you now and could change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
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1 Thessalonians 2:17-18
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Paul’s Desire to Visit the Thessalonians Again
17 As for us, brothers and sisters, when for a short time we were made orphans by being separated from you—in person, not in heart—we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face.(A) 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, wanted to again and again—but Satan blocked our way.(B)
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1 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?
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1 Corinthians 4:19-21
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19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.(A) 20 For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power. 21 What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness?(B)
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