1 Thessalonians 2:19

¹⁷ But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

¹⁸ Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

²⁰ For ye are our glory and joy.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
KJV: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
WEB: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
ASV: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
DARBY: For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [are] not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
BLB: For who [is] our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Or [are] not even you⁺, before our Lord Jesus at His coming?

ÅB: For hvem er vel vårt håp eller vår glede eller vår hederskrans? er ikke også dere det for vår Herre Jesu åsyn ved hans komme?
OTB: For hvem er vårt håp, eller glede, eller stolthetens krone? Er det ikke virkelig dere, i nærvær av vår Herre Jesus ved hans komme?
B1930: For hvem er vel vårt håp eller vår glede eller vår hederskrans? er ikke også I det for vår Herre Jesu åsyn ved hans komme?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
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1 Thessalonians 3:13
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 2:16
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
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2 Corinthians 1:14
As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 15:23
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
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Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
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1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
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