I hope I can come to you soon. But now I am writing these instructions to you.

我指望快到你那里去，所以先将这些事写给你。

我希望尽快到你那里去，所以先把这些事写给你；

我希望尽快到你那里去，所以先把这些事写给你；

我希望能尽快去你那里，但还是写信告诉你这些事。

我把这些事写给你，希望不久可以到你那里去；

我把这些事写给你，希望很快到你那里去。

我指望快到你那裏去，所以先將這些事寫給你。

我希望盡快到你那裏去，所以先把這些事寫給你；

我希望盡快到你那裏去，所以先把這些事寫給你；

我希望能儘快去你那裡，但還是寫信告訴你這些事。

我把這些事寫給你，希望不久可以到你那裡去；

我將這些事寫給你，指望着快點兒到你那裏去。

我把這些事寫給你，希望很快到你那裡去。

我冀速就爾、

我望速至爾、恐或濡滯、故遺爾以書、

我望速至爾所、先書此以達爾、

予盼不久即能來汝處、又恐濡滯、故先以此書寄汝、

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,

I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon,

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon.

I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;

These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

There is one more thing. Have a guest room ready for me. I hope I can return to all of you in answer to your prayers.

After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you. I will only be passing through Macedonia.But I might stay with you for a while. I might even spend the winter. Then you can help me on my journey everywhere I go.I don’t want to see you now while I am just passing through. Instead, I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows it.

Because I was sure of this, I wanted to visit you first. Here is how I thought you would be helped twice.I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia. I would have come back to you from there. Then you would have sent me on my way to Judea.When I planned all this, was I ready to change my mind for no good reason? No. I don’t make my plans the way the world makes theirs. In the same breath the world says both,“ Yes! Yes!” and“ No! No!”

I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Until I come, spend your time reading Scripture out loud to one another. Spend your time preaching and teaching.

(niv)

For we wanted to come to you— certainly I, Paul, did, again and again— but Satan blocked our way. (niv)

Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions. (niv)