Kehillah in Thessalonika I 2:16-18

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁶By hindering us from speaking to the Goyim in order that the Goyim might find Yeshu’at Eloheinu. Thus they always make complete their peysha’im. So the charon af, the burning wrath, the furious retribution of Hashem has overtaken them at last.

¹⁷But you, Achim b’Moshiach, while we were separated from you for a short time (panim el panim, not b’lev), we made all the more effort in much desire to see your penemer (faces).

¹⁸For we wanted to come to you. Indeed I, [Rav] Sha’ul, did again and again; but Hasatan hindered us.

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1 Thessalonians 2:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles^(A) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.^(B) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.^[a]

Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

¹⁷But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought),^(C) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.^(D) ¹⁸For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan^(E) blocked our way.^(F)