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1 Thessalonians 2:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 by keeping us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are constantly filling up their sins to the limit,(A) and wrath has overtaken them at last.[a]
Paul’s Desire to See Them
17 But as for us, brothers and sisters, after we were forced to leave you[b] for a short time (in person, not in heart(B)), we greatly desired and made every effort to return(C) and see you face to face. 18 So we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan(D) hindered us.
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