Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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3 so that no one will be shaken by these persecutions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
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so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them.
4 In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.
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In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.
5 For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.
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For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.
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