1 Thessalonians 2:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.”
θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
ἔρχομαι
to come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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ἐγκόπτω
hindered
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ἐγκόπτω
to cut into, i.e. (figuratively) impede, detain
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διότι
therefore
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διότι
on the very account that, or inasmuch as
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Σατανᾶς
Satan.
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Σατανᾶς
the accuser, i.e. the devil
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