1 Thessalonians 2:17
As for ourselves, Brothers, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time--though in body only, and not in spirit--made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong upon us.
1 Corinthians 5:3
For I myself, though absent in body, have been present with you in spirit, and in the name of our Lord Jesus I have already passed judgment, just as if I had been present, upon the man who has acted in this way.
Colossians 2:5
It is true that I am not with you in person, but I am with you in spirit, and am glad to see the good order and the unbroken front resulting from your faith in Christ.
Luke 22:15
"I have most earnestly wished," he said, "to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
Acts 17:10
That very night the Brethren sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and on reaching that place, they went to the Jewish Synagogue.
Romans 1:13
I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you-but until now I have been prevented-that I might find among you some fruit of my labors, as I have already among the other nations.
Romans 15:23
But now there are no further openings for me in these parts, and I have for several years been longing to come to you whenever I may be going to Spain.
Philippians 1:22-26
But what if the life here in the body--if this brings me fruit from my labors? Then which to choose I cannot tell! I am sorely perplexed either way!
1 Thessalonians 3:6
But, when Timothy recently returned to us from you with good news of your faith and love, and told us how kindly you think of us--always longing, he said, to see us, just as we are longing to see you--
1 Thessalonians 3:10-11
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face, and make good any deficiency in your faith.