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1 Thessalonians 2:18 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 2 · verse 18
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.1 Thessalonians 2:18 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 2:18 in context
16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20For ye are our glory and joy.
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Key words (Strong's)
- hinderedegkoptōto cut into, to impede one s course by cutting off his way, hinderG1465 →
- Satansatanasadversary , the name given to, the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of…G4567 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- PaulpaulosPaul or Paulus = " small or little" , Paul was the most famous of the apostles…G3972 →
- oncekaiand, also, even, indeed, butG2532 →
- oncehapaxonce, one time, once for allG530 →
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In these words the apostle apologizes for his absence. Here observe, 1. He tells them they were involuntarily forced from them: We, brethren, were taken from you, Th1 2:17. Such was the rage of his persecutors. He was unwillingly sent away by night to Berea, Act 17:10. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-20