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1 Thessalonians 2:18

In 1 Thessalonians 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “therefore” (διότι) before we wanted here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (διό) before we wanted here.

διότιdiotiWhereforeδιότιconjunction — “Wherefore”G1360on this account, because, for.Whereforeἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenwe wouldθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we would”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.we wouldἐλθεῖνeltheinto have comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.have comeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iμὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulκαὶkaionceκαίconjunction — “once”G2532and, even, also, namely.onceἅπαξhapaxonceἅπαξadverb — “once”G530once, once for all.This verse uses “once”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδίςdisagainδίςadverb — “again”G1364twice, entirely, utterly.againκαὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butἐνέκοψενenekopsenhinderedἐγκόπτω (enkoptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hindered”, a single actionG1465I interrupt, hinder.hinderedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.

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διόdioWhereforeδιόconjunction — “Wherefore”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

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American Standard Version (1901)

because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

Young’s Literal Translation

wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

World English Bible

because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

Darby Translation

wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

Douay-Rheims

For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.

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