1 Thessalonians 2:18

For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) ¹  but Satan thwarted us.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan stopped us.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—and yet Satan hindered us.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

We wanted very much to come, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

You can't imagine how much we missed you! I, Paul, tried over and over to get back, but Satan stymied us each time.

SABDAweb 1Th 2:18

For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.

bibleoremus 1Th 2:18

For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, wanted to again and again—but Satan blocked our way.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

Therefore we wanted to come to you––even I, Paul, time and again––but Satan hindered us.

biblegateway 1Th 2:18

For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) ¹  but Satan thwarted us.

¹ tn Or “several times”; Grk, “both once and twice.” The literal expression “once and twice” is frequently used as a Greek idiom referring to an indefinite low number, but more than once (“several times”); see L&N 60.70.