1 Thessalonians 2:16

16 by trying to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles, so that they may be delivered. Their object seems to be always to make their sins as bad as possible! But God's fury will catch up with them in the end.

1 Thessalonians 2:16 In-Context

14 For, brothers, you came to be imitators of God's congregations in Y'hudah that are united with the Messiah Yeshua - you suffered the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Judeans who
15 both killed the Lord Yeshua and the prophets, and chased us out too. They are displeasing God and opposing all mankind
16 by trying to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles, so that they may be delivered. Their object seems to be always to make their sins as bad as possible! But God's fury will catch up with them in the end.
17 And as for us, brothers, when we were deprived of your company for a short time - in person, but not in thought - we missed you and tried hard to come and see you.
18 We wanted so much to come to you - I, Sha'ul, tried more than once - but the Adversary stopped us.
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