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.

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.

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.

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,

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,

For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.

Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man

But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.

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 spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.

But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.

Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.

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.

Jesus said,“ I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins.

Then Jacob exclaimed,“ It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”

That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.

Then Jacob said to Joseph,“ I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”

But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better.I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith.And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me.

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, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?

I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father’s home. But why have you stolen my gods?”