Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 2:17
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified® Bible
But since we were bereft of you, brethren, for a little while in person, [of course] not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great longing to see you face to face,
Contemporary English Version
My friends, we were kept from coming to you for a while, but we never stopped thinking about you. We were eager to see you and tried our best to visit you in person.
Darby English Version
But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;
Good News Bible
As for us, friends, when we were separated from you for a little while---not in our thoughts, of course, but only in body---how we missed you and how hard we tried to see you again!
International Standard Version
Brothers, although we have been separated from you for a little while-in person but not in heart-we desire with great eagerness to see you again face to face.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short while--in person, not in spirit--were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.
New International Version
But, brothers, when we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But we, brethren, having become separated from you for a short while-- in person, not in spirit--were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.
Young's Literal Translation
And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,
