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1 Thessalonians 3:3-5
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3 We didn't want any of you to be shaken by these problems. You know very well that we were meant to go through 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 kept on predicting that we were going to face problems exactly like what happened, as you know.
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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 That's why I sent Timothy to find out about your faithfulness when I couldn't stand it anymore. I was worried that the tempter might have tempted you so that our work would have been a waste of time.
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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.