Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
In presence
Bible References
In presence
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.
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.
Endeavoured
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--
Luke 22:15
"I have most earnestly wished," he said, "to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
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
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!