Brothers and sisters, we were separated from you for a short time. Apart from you, we were like children without parents. We were no longer with you in person. But we kept you in our thoughts. We really wanted to see you. So we tried very hard to do so.

弟兄们，我们暂时与你们离别，是面目离别，心里却不离别；我们极力地想法子，很愿意见你们的面。

弟兄们，我们被迫暂时与你们分离，身体离开，心却没有；我们极力想法子，渴望见你们的面。

弟兄们，我们被迫暂时与你们分离，身体离开，心却没有；我们极力想法子，渴望见你们的面。

弟兄姊妹，我们暂时与你们分离，心灵却与你们在一起。我们非常渴望见到你们。

弟兄们，我们被迫暂时离开你们，不过是身体离开，心却没有离开。我们非常渴望再见到你们。

弟兄们，我们被迫暂时与你们分离——身体分离，心却没有；我们非常渴望并且更加努力要见你们的面，

弟兄們，我們暫時與你們離別，是面目離別，心裏卻不離別；我們極力地想法子，很願意見你們的面。

弟兄們，我們被迫暫時與你們分離，身體離開，心卻沒有；我們極力想法子，渴望見你們的面。

弟兄們，我們被迫暫時與你們分離，身體離開，心卻沒有；我們極力想法子，渴望見你們的面。

弟兄姊妹，我們暫時與你們分離，心靈卻與你們在一起。我們非常渴望見到你們。

弟兄們，我們被迫暫時離開你們，不過是身體離開，心卻沒有離開。我們非常渴望再見到你們。

我們呢、弟兄們，我們既如喪失父母的孤兒和你們暫時地分離——面目分離，心卻不分離——就越發竭力地想法子、很切願地要見你們的面。

弟兄們，我們被迫暫時與你們分離——身體分離，心卻沒有；我們非常渴望並且更加努力要見你們的面，

兄弟乎、我儕暫違爾、乃以面、非以心、殷勤益切、甚願見爾、

兄弟乎、我暫離爾、身遠心邇、殷勤甚願覯爾、

兄弟乎、我儕暫離爾、身雖離心實不離、身雖離心實不離原文作以面不以心切願速見爾面、

兄弟乎、我儕雖暫與爾等睽隔、然中心愛慕、與日俱長。

But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time( in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.

But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face,

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.

But as for us, brothers and sisters, after we were forced to leave you for a short time( in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a short while— in person, not in spirit— were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.

But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time( in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

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.

But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time( in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

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,

So even though I am away from you in body, I am with you in spirit. And I am glad to see that you are controlling yourselves. I am happy that your faith in Christ is so strong.

Even though I am not right there with you, I am with you in spirit. And because I am with you in spirit, I have already judged the man doing this. I have judged him in the name of our Lord Jesus.

But Timothy has come to us from you just now. He has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have happy memories of us. He has also said that you desire to see us, just as we desire to see you.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to visit you. But until now I have been kept from coming. My work has produced results among the other Gentiles. In the same way, I want to see results among you.

Now there is no more place for me to work in those areas. For many years I have wanted to visit you.

Night and day we pray very hard that we will see you again. We want to give you what is missing in your faith.Now may a way be opened up for us to come to you. May our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus do this.

God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water.

He said to them,“ I have really looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you. I wanted to do this before I suffer.

Israel said,“ I believe it now! My son Joseph is still alive. I’ll go and see him before I die.”

As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

After some time the king got over his sorrow because of Amnon’s death. Then King David longed to go to Absalom.

Israel said to Joseph,“ I never thought I’d see your face again. But now God has let me see your children too.”

Suppose I go on living in my body. Then I will be able to carry on my work. It will bear a lot of fruit. But what should I choose? I don’t know!I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.But it is more important for you that I stay alive.I’m sure of this. So I know I will remain with you. And I will continue with all of you to help you grow in your faith. I will also continue to help you be joyful in what you have been taught.I’m sure I will be with you again. Then you will be able to boast in Christ Jesus even more because of me.

But Elisha said to him,“ Didn’t my spirit go with you? I know that the man got down from his chariot to greet you. Is this the time for you to accept money or clothes? Is it the time to take olive groves, vineyards, flocks or herds? Is it the time to accept male and female slaves?

Now you have run away. You longed to go back to your father’s home. But why did you have to steal the statues of my gods?”