1 Thessalonians 2:17 meaning and explanation
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
1 Thessalonians 2:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to the new believers in Thessalonica, recalling how he and his companions were forced to leave them abruptly after only a short time together. The Greek word he uses for being torn away, aporphanisthentes, carries the sense of being orphaned or bereaved, so the separation felt like a painful loss rather than a casual goodbye.
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