1Cor 5:3-4, Col 2:1, 1Th 2:17 | ESV | STEP | For though absent in body , I am present in spirit ; and as if present , I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing .

b 2 Thess. 3:6; [Matt. 16:19; 18:18; John 20:23; 2 Cor. 13:3, 10; 1 Tim. 5:20]

1 Corinthians 5:3-4

3 For though ^aabsent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. 4 When you are assembled ^bin the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

Colossians 2:1

1 For I want you to know ^chow great a ^dstruggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Paul’s Longing to See Them Again

17 But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, ^ein person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire ^fto see you face to face,