# brothers

This means fellow Christians, including both men and women.

# in person not in heart

Here "heart" represents thoughts and emotions. Though Paul and those traveling with him were not present physically in Thessalonica, they continued to care and think about the believers there. AT: "in person, but we continued to think about you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to see your face

Here "your face" means the entire person. AT: "to see you" or "to be with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])