1 Thessalonians 3:4

English Standard Version

4 For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. (1Th 2:14) 

New International Version

4 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. 

New International Reader’s Version

4 In fact, when we were with you, here is what we kept telling you. We were telling you that our enemies would make us suffer. As you know very well, it has turned out that way. 

King James Version

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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