1st Thessalonians Chapter 3 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV 1stThessalonians 3:4

For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
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BBE 1stThessalonians 3:4

And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.
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DARBY 1stThessalonians 3:4

for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)
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KJV 1stThessalonians 3:4

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
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WBT 1stThessalonians 3:4


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WEB 1stThessalonians 3:4

For most assuredly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
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YLT 1stThessalonians 3:4

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known `it';
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - For; assigning the reason why they should not be moved by these afflictions. Verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we; here also Christians in general. Should suffer. Not a simple future, but denoting that it was thus appointed in the counsels of God - that their tribulation was the result of the Divine purpose. Tribulation (affliction); even as it came to pass, and ye know; that is, from your own experience. The affliction, then, was not some strange thing which had befallen them.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) For verily, when . . .--To appreciate the nature of the argument, see the passages referred to in the margin.