1 Tessalonicenses 3:4

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4 Quando estĂĄvamos com vocĂȘs, jĂĄ dizĂ­amos que serĂ­amos perseguidos, o que realmente aconteceu, como vocĂȘs sabem.

1 Tessalonicenses 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.

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1 Tessalonicenses 3:4 In-Context

2 e, assim, enviamos TimĂłteo, nosso irmĂŁo e cooperador de Deus no evangelho de Cristo, para fortalecĂȘ-los e dar a vocĂȘs Ăąnimo na fĂ©,
3 para que ninguĂ©m seja abalado por essas tribulaçÔes. VocĂȘs sabem muito bem que fomos designados para isso.
4 Quando estĂĄvamos com vocĂȘs, jĂĄ dizĂ­amos que serĂ­amos perseguidos, o que realmente aconteceu, como vocĂȘs sabem.
5 Por essa razĂŁo, nĂŁo suportando mais, enviei TimĂłteo para saber a respeito da fĂ© que vocĂȘs tĂȘm, a fim de que o tentador nĂŁo os seduzisse, tornando inĂștil o nosso esforço.
6 Agora, porĂ©m, TimĂłteo acaba de chegar da parte de vocĂȘs, dando-nos boas notĂ­cias a respeito da fĂ© e do amor que vocĂȘs tĂȘm. Ele nos falou que vocĂȘs sempre guardam boas recordaçÔes de nĂłs, desejando ver-nos, assim como nĂłs queremos vĂȘ-los.
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