15. Those Jews killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and they even chased us away. God doesn't like what they do and neither does anyone else.
16. They keep us from speaking his message to the Gentiles and from leading them to be saved. The Jews have always gone too far with their sins. Now God has finally become angry and will punish them.
17. My friends, we were kept from coming to you for a while, but we never stopped thinking about you. We were eager to see you and tried our best to visit you in person.
18. We really wanted to come. I myself tried several times, but Satan always stopped us.
19. After all, when the Lord Jesus appears, who else but you will give us hope and joy and be like a glorious crown for us?
20. You alone are our glory and joy!