1 Thessalonians 2:4

2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Forced Absence from Thessalonica

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 

[2:17]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:17]  ² tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”

[2:17]  ³ tn Grk “with great desire.”

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “to see your face.”