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Paul’s Desire to Revisit the Thessalonians
17 But when[fn] we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for ⌊a short time⌋[fn] (in face, not in heart), we were even more eager with great desire to see your face, 18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, ⌊on more than one occasion⌋[fn]—and Satan hindered us. 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy.
2:17 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were made orphans by separation”) which is understood as temporal
2:17 Literally “the time of an hour”
2:18 Literally “both once and twice”
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