1 Thessalonians 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 2:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δέ
dé
G1161
but
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
ἀπορφανισθέντες
aporphanízō
G642
to bereave
ἀφ’
apó
G575
from
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
καιρὸν
kairós
G2540
time
ὥρας
hṓra
G5610
hour
προσώπῳ
prósōpon
G4383
face
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
καρδίᾳ
kardía
G2588
heart
περισσοτέρως
perissotérōs
G4056
more abundantly
ἐσπουδάσαμεν
spoudázō
G4704
to hasten
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πρόσωπον
prósōpon
G4383
face
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πολλῇ
polýs
G4183
many
ἐπιθυμίᾳ
epithymía
G1939
desire
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World English Bible Public Domain
But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But we, brothers, having been separated from you for the time of an hour, by face, not by heart, became extremely eager to see your face, in much desire.
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