1 Thessalonians 2:15-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵^(A)who both killed the Lord Jesus and ^(B)the prophets, and ^[a]drove us out. ^[b]They are not pleasing to God, ^[c]but hostile to all people, ¹⁶^(C)hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles ^(D)so that they may be saved; with the result that they always ^[d]^(E)reach the limit of their sins. But ^(F)wrath has come upon them ^[e]fully.

¹⁷But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a ^[f]short while—^(G)in ^[g]person, not in ^[h]spirit—were all the more eager with great desire ^(H)to see your face.

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Footnotes

1 Thessalonians 2:15 Or persecuted us
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit and
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit and
1 Thessalonians 2:16 Lit complete their
1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or forever; lit to the end
1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit occasion of an hour
1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit face
1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit heart

1 Thessalonians 2:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵who killed the Lord Jesus^(A) and the prophets^(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone ¹⁶in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles^(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.^(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.^[a]

Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

¹⁷But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought),^(E) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.^(F)

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