1 Thessalonians 2:18 - Tree of Life Version For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—but satan thwarted us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because it was our will to come to you. [I mean that] I, Paul, again and again [wanted to come], but Satan hindered and impeded us. American Standard Version (1901) because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us. Common English Bible We wanted to come to you—I, Paul, tried over and over again—and Satan stopped us. Catholic Public Domain Version For we wanted to come to you, (indeed, I, Paul, attempted to do so once, and then again,) but Satan impeded us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us. |
Then Yeshua says to him, “Go away, satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship Adonai your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that many times I planned to come to you (though I was prevented until now)—so I might have some fruit among you also, just as I have among the rest of the nations.
For even in Thessalonica you sent something for my need more than once.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul’s. Remember my chains! Grace be with you.
The greeting is in my own hand—Paul’s. It is a sign in every letter—in this way I write.
yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.