2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, 1 for a short time (in presence, not in affection) 2 we became all the more fervent in our great desire 3 to see you in person. 4
3:6 But now Timothy has come 6 to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection 7 and long to see us just as we also long to see you! 8
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
2 tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”
3 tn Grk “with great desire.”
4 tn Grk “to see your face.”
5 tn Grk “to see your face.”
9 tn Grk “but now Timothy having come,” a subordinate clause leading to the main clause of v. 7.
10 tn Grk “you have a good remembrance of us always.”
11 tn Grk “just as also we you.”