14For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;
15Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;
16Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.
17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;
18For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
19For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?
