1 Thessalonians 2:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But since we were bereft of you, brethren, for a little while in person, [of course] not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great longing to see you face to face,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Brothers and sisters, we were separated from you for a while physically but not in our hearts. We made every effort in our desire to see you again face-to-face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And we, brothers, having been deprived of you for a short time, in sight, but not in heart, have hurried all the more to see your face, with a great desire.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

1 Thessalonians 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 31:30

Even though you had to go because you longed greatly for your father’s house, why did you steal my gods?”

Genesis 45:28

Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I must go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 48:11

Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face, and here God has let me see your children also.”

2 Samuel 13:39

And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom, for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon.

2 Kings 5:26

But he said to him, “Did I not go with you in spirit when someone left his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to accept silver and to accept clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves?

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God; I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Luke 12:58

Thus when you go with your accuser before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to reach a settlement, or you may be dragged before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you in prison.

Luke 22:15

He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

Acts 17:10

That very night the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea, and when they arrived they went to the Jewish synagogue.

Romans 1:13

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you, as I have among the rest of the gentiles.

Romans 15:23

But now, with no further place for me in these regions, I desire, as I have for many years, to come to you

1 Corinthians 5:3

For I, though absent in body, am present in spirit, and as if present I have already pronounced judgment

Colossians 2:5

For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, and I rejoice to see your orderly conduct and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought us the good news of your faith and love. He has told us also that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, just as we long to see you.