Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 2:18
American Standard Version
because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.
Amplified® Bible
Because it was our will to come to you. [I mean that] I, Paul, again and again [wanted to come], but Satan hindered {and} impeded us.
Darby English Version
wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.
International Standard Version
That is why we wanted to come to you. Certainly I, Paul, time and again wanted to come, but Satan blocked our way.
King James Version
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but 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;
