1 Thes 2:17 Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:17
17: Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again.
Colossians 2:5
- For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I am very happy because you are living as you should and because of your strong faith in Christ.
1 Corinthians 5:3
- Even though I am not there with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. Concerning the one who has done this, I have already passed judgment
1 Thessalonians 3:6
- Now Timothy has just returned, bringing the good news that your faith and love are as strong as ever. He reports that you remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you.
Romans 1:13
- I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see good results, just as I have done among other Gentiles.
1 Thessalonians 3:10
- Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill up anything that may still be missing in your faith.
- May God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus make it possible for us to come to you very soon.
Psalms 63:1
- O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
Romans 15:23
- But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.
2 Kings 5:26
- But Elisha asked him, "Don't you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants?
Genesis 48:11
- Then Jacob said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see you again, but now God has let me see your children, too."
Luke 22:15
- Jesus said, "I have looked forward to this hour with deep longing, anxious to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins.
Philippians 1:22
- Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.
- I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me,
- but it is better for you that I live.
- I am convinced of this, so I will continue with you so that you will grow and experience the joy of your faith.
- Then when I return to you, you will have even more reason to boast about what Christ Jesus has done for me.
Genesis 45:28
- Then Jacob said, "It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I will go and see him before I die."
Acts 17:10
- That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the synagogue.
2 Samuel 13:39
- And David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.
Genesis 31:30
- I know you feel you must go, and you long intensely for your childhood home, but why have you stolen my household gods?"