1Cor 4:19-21, 1Th 2:17-18, 3:9 | ESV | STEP | But I will come to you soon , if the Lord wills , and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power .

1 Corinthians 4:19-21

19 But ^aI will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. 20 For ^bthe kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. 21 What do you wish? ^cShall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

1 Thessalonians 2:17-18

Paul’s Longing to See Them Again

17 But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, ^din person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire ^eto see you face to face, 18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan ^fhindered us.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

9 For ^gwhat thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,