Tièsāluóníjiāqiánshū 3:4

4 Wǒmen zaì nǐmen nàli de shíhou , yùxiān gàosu nǐmen , wǒmen bì shòu huànnàn , yǐhòu guǒrán yìngyàn le , nǐmen yĕ zhīdào .

Tièsāluóníjiāqiánshū 3:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Thessalonians 3:4

For, verily, when we were with you
In presence, in person, as they then were in heart and affection; when they were first among them, and preached the Gospel to them:

we told you before;
before it came to pass;

that we should suffer tribulation:
which they might say by virtue of Christ's prediction to all his disciples, that they should have tribulation in the world; and upon its being the common case of God's people, and the usual way through which they enter the kingdom; and the Apostle Paul might foretell this, upon the discovery that was made to him how many things he should suffer for the sake of Christ, and which therefore he always, and in every place expected; and he might have a particular revelation of the disturbance and opposition he was to meet with at Thessalonica:

even as it came to pass, and ye know;
referring to the tumult and uproar in ( Acts 17:5-10 ) , and which should be considered so far from being a discouragement, that it was a great confirmation of the truth of their mission and ministry; nor could it be so surprising to them as it might have been had they had no previous taste of it.

Tièsāluóníjiāqiánshū 3:4 In-Context

2 Dǎfa wǒmen de xiōngdi zaì Jīdū fúyin shang zuò shén zhíshì de Tímótaì qián qù , ( zuò shén zhíshì de yǒu gǔ juǎn zuò yǔ shén tóng gōng de ) jiāngù nǐmen , bìng zaì nǐmen suǒ xìn de dào shang quànwèi nǐmen .

3 Miǎndé yǒu rén beì zhū bān huànnàn yáodòng . yīnwei nǐmen zìjǐ zhīdào wǒmen shòu huànnàn yuán shì méngdéng de .

4 Wǒmen zaì nǐmen nàli de shíhou , yùxiān gàosu nǐmen , wǒmen bì shòu huànnàn , yǐhòu guǒrán yìngyàn le , nǐmen yĕ zhīdào .

5 Wèicǐ , wǒ jì bùnéng zaì rĕn , jiù dǎfa rén qù , yào xiǎodé nǐmen de xìnxīn rúhé , kǒngpà nà yòuhuò rén de dàodǐ yòuhuò le nǐmen , jiào wǒmen de laókǔ guīyú túrán .

6 Dàn Tímótaì gāngcái cóng nǐmen nàli huí lái , jiāng nǐmen xìnxīn hé aì xīn de hǎo xiāoxi bào gĕi wǒmen , yòu shuō nǐmen chángcháng jìniàn wǒmen , qiè qiè de xiǎng jiàn wǒmen , rútóng wǒmen xiǎng jiàn nǐmen yíyàng .