Therefore we wanted to come to you--even I, Paul, time and again--but Satan hindered us.
1 Thessalonians 2:18
Surrounding context
2:17 But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.
2:18 Therefore we wanted to come to you--even I, Paul, time and again--but Satan hindered us.
2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?