1 Thessalonians 3:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.”

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Read 1 Thessalonians 3:4 in the flow of 1 Thessalonians3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Thessalonians3 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 <FI>it<Fi> ;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 3:4 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 16:1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
  2. Acts 17:1When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
  3. Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
  4. Acts 17:13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
  5. Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
  7. 1 Thessalonians 2:2As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
  8. 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

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