1 Thessalonians · Πρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς Αʹ

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ' ὑμῶν πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας, προσώπῳ οὐ καρδίᾳ, περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ·
Ēmeis de, adelphoi, aporphanisthentes aph' ymōn pros kairon ōras, prosōpō oy kardia, perissoterōs espoydasamen to prosōpon ymōn idein en pollē epithymia·
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

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

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