But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when you receive the word of God which you heard of us, you didn't receive it as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually works also in you that believe ( 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ).