Verse List for 1 TH 2:18

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OET (OET-RV) We wanted to come and see you all—I, Paul, even tried twice to come—but Satan held us back.

OET-LV Because we _wanted to _come to you _all, I indeed Paulos, both once and twice, and hindered us the Satan/(Sāţān).

ULT For we desired to come to you—indeed I, Paul, both once and twice—but Satan hindered us.

UST Indeed, we wanted to visit you. Specifically, I myself, Paul, tried to visit several times. However, each time, Satan stopped us from visiting.

BSB For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, [tried] again and again—but Satan obstructed us.

MSB Therefore[fn] we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, [tried] again and again—but Satan obstructed us.

BLB Therefore we wanted to come to you--indeed I Paul, both once and twice--and Satan hindered us.

AICNT {Because}[fn] we wanted to come to you, I, Paul, both once and twice, but Satan hindered us.

OEB That was why we made up our minds to go and see you – at least I, Paul, did, more than once – but Satan put difficulties in our way.

WEBBE & WMBB because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

NET For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.

LSV for this reason we wished to come to you (I, indeed, Paul), both once and again, and Satan hindered us;

FBV We really wanted to come and visit you, and I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan stopped us.

TCNT [fn]Therefore we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, tried to do so again and again—but Satan hindered us.

T4T You can know that we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, tried to return twice [IDM]. But we did not return because each time Satan prevented us from returning.

LEB because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, _⌊on more than one occasion_⌋[fn]—and Satan hindered us.

BBE For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.

Moff (We did want to reach you — I did, I Paul, more than once — but Satan stopped us.)

Wymth On this account we wanted to come to you—at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so—but Satan hindered us.

ASV because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

DRA For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.

YLT wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

Drby wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

RV because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

SLT Wherefore we would have come to you, I Paul, truly also once and twice; and the adversary hindered us.

Wbstr Wherefore we would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

KJB-1769 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

KJB-1611 Wherefore we would haue come vnto you (euen I Paul) once & againe: but Satan hindered vs.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And therfore we woulde haue come vnto you, (I Paul) once agayne: but Satan hyndered vs.
(And therefore we would have come unto you, (I Paul) once again: but Satan hindered us.)

Gnva Therefore we would haue come vnto you (I Paul, at least once or twise) but Satan hindered vs.
(Therefore we would have come unto you (I Paul, at least once or twice) but Satan hindered us.)

Cvdl Therfore wolde we haue come vnto you, (I Paul) two tymes, but Sathan withstode vs.
(Therefore would we have come unto you, (I Paul) two times, but Satan withstode us.)

TNT And therfore we wolde have come vnto you I paul once and agayne: but Satan with stode vs.
(And therefore we would have come unto you I paul once and again: but Satan with stood us.)

Wycl For we wolden come to you, yhe, Y Poul, onys and eftsoone, but Sathanas lettide vs.
(For we wanted come to you, yea/yes, I Poul, onys and soon_afterward, but Satan lettide us.)

Luth Darum haben wir wollen zu euch kommen (ich, Paulus) zweimal; und Satanas hat uns verhindert.
(Therefore have we/us want to/for you coming (I, Paulus) twice; and Satanas has us/to_us/ourselves prevented.)

ClVg quoniam voluimus venire ad vos, ego quidem Paulus, et semel, et iterum: sed impedivit nos Satanas.[fn]
(since/because I_wantedmus to_come to you(pl), I indeed Paulus, and once/first, and again: but impedivit us Satan.)

SR-GNT Διότι ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος, καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς. ‡

UGNT διότι ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος, καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς.

SBL-GNT ⸀διότι ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς.

RP-GNT διὸ ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς.

TC-GNT [fn]διὸ ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς.

Verse List for 1 TH 2:18

Verse List for 1 TH 2:18