KJV King James Version
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
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1 Thessalonians 2:18
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
WEB World English Bible
because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.
ASV American Standard Version
because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;
Surrounding context — 1 Thessalonians 2
15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16 Forbidding 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.
17 But 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.
18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19 For 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?
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
διότιG1360 · diotibecauseἠθελήσαμενG2309 · thelōto will/desireἐλθεῖνG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὑμᾶς,G4771 · suyouἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weμὲνG3303 · menon the other handΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulκαὶG2532 · kaiandἅπαξG530 · hapaxonceκαὶG2532 · kaiandδίς,G1364 · distwiceκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνέκοψενG1465 · egkoptōto impedeἡμᾶςG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoσατανᾶς.G4567 · SatanasSatan
Cross-references
Romans 15:22For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.Romans 1:13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.Revelation 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.2 Corinthians 11:12-14But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.Zechariah 3:1-2And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.Job 33:14For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.Revelation 12:9-12And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Colossians 4:18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.Philemon 1:9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.Philippians 4:16For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.1 Corinthians 16:21The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand.2 Thessalonians 3:17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
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