Bible Verses

For we have wanted to visit you, and I, Paul, more than once, but Satan has prevented us. 

We are temporarily deprived of your presence, but not from our hearts, and we eagerly long to see you. 

when they prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved. By doing so, they are accumulating their sins, but now, judgment is coming upon them.

who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and who persecuted us. They displease God and harm all people 

Brothers and sisters, you followed the example of the churches of God in Judea, the churches of Christ Jesus. For you suffered from your compatriots the same trials they faced from the Jews, 

This is why we always thank God, for when we shared our message, you accepted it—not as human words but as God’s own word. That is what it truly is, and accordingly, it is at work in you who believe.

we encouraged you, and urged you to adopt a way of life worthy of God, who calls you to share in his own glory and kingdom. 

We treated each one of you as a father warns his children; 

You are witnesses before God that we were holy, just, and blameless toward all of you who now believe. 

Remember our labor and toil; when we preached the gospel of God, we worked day and night so as not to be a burden to you.